The new uniforms, with hi viz shoulder pads, for all gardaí, Sergeants and Inspectors
Gulp.
This morning.
Via RTE News:
…gardaí will in future wear polo shirts, two-tone soft shell and waterproof jackets and operational trousers.
The uniform will also be clearly badged with the Garda crest for the first time.
Gardaí will no longer wear shirts and ties, except on formal occasions, but will continue to wear the distinctive Garda peaked cap.
Stylish and powerful?
Or reminiscent of low-budget 1980s TV sci-fi?
Only you can decide.
Shirts and ties out as new Garda uniform revealed (RTE)
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So, we’re all in for a dressing-down if we break the law!
Was it Truman who said
You can put a pig in a suit and it’s still a pig
I have no faith on the policing at all
Get them hob nob boots and get them out on the beat
A good friend of mine fathered twins last month
On the night that poor girl was beaten to a pulp in cork,one of the twins was screaming,so being a good father
He his wife and the two kids drove down to the childrens hospital for the doctors to see if the kid was fine.
Thank god it was a false alarm
This was around midnight
He was stopped the gardai asked him what was he doing out.
He replied telling him about the scare.
The gardai replied
Well sir I am going to breathalyse you
What did he think to come to the conclusion my mate was drinking as he awaited his sons life and sure you do go down to the pub around midnight with two infants and your wife in toe
It’s not uniforms needed to smarten up gardai, It’s gardai that are fit for the job
You never said he passed the breathalyzer test.
bet ya they still can’t sprint 100m
Here’s the training vid for new entrants.
https://youtu.be/uXo3roYoCUw
I stand corrected….but where does it all go wrong! ;)
Cool. Those ‘operational trousers’ are very trendy.
Well worth the 20 million
20 MILLION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bit unrealistic.
We all know there no such thing as a lady Sergeant in the Guards…. ;p
God thats awful looking
Money well wasted, why not spend another 10 million updating the letterhead or changing the tone of the blue in the crest, everything else about the force is perfectly well resourced, yippeee!
or a few people to man the old phones
or change the boots to something you can run in
doesn’t stop the army running
more serious note, it’s probably a health and safety thingy
Soon the only persons wearing shirt and ties in court will be the defendants!
Look a bit like Chief O’Brien on Star Trek Deep Space Nine
It’s about €300 per garda per year.
Handy for doing that stupid dance challenge though
your bonus question is ‘a relative of which TD secured the contract to supply this uniform upgrade?’
Yer one has a nice fluffy bra on underneath.
You’re busted!
Looking more like the Aussie coppers by the day. Hope they don’t start acting like them too. The Aussie coppers are absolute thugs.
Perfect for dancing
One person’s chic, is another person’s New World Order. :)
They will still look like traitors whatever they wear to push the politicians agenda on the people.
I got static shocks just from looking at those naaaasty teeshirts.
Gardaí won’t reveal what size trousers they wear…..for operational reasons!
“Gardai spend €109k on trousers with waist sizes of 40 inches & above in past 5 years” (2019)
http://www.thesun.ie/news/3770524/garda-spending-trousers-waists-over-40-inches/
I have a pair of non-operational trousers. The seam split down the whole backside and now everyone knows if I am a boxers or briefs man.
Getting rid of the tie is sensible. I used be on ambulance duty (volunteer) and in my recent security job they had these clip on ties so an assailant could not grab it and hold you. I think not having them is a better idea for everyday use.
I think a long sleeved version of the shirt would be a good idea for colder weather, but what the hey!
Not sure I like the actual design of the jackets, but if it makes them safer on the roads, particularly at night, I am all for it. But I agree, it does look a little Chief O’Brien-ish :-)
I do hope though that the Gardai at all levels had some input, and it is not just an imposition