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102 Gardaí Pass Out From The Training College in Templemore Today

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16 of the new Gardaí were born outside the country.

Some 102 Gardai will pass out from the Training College in Templemore in Co Tipperary this afternoon.

The Garda Commissioner and the Justice Minister are attending the service for the 64 men and 38 women.

16 of those were born outside of the state, including natives from Lithuania, Saudi Arabia and Guatemala.

Graduate Aristides Lucau, who was born in Angola, says he first became interested in joining after watching videos on YouTube:

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