Garda Trainee Aishling Butler "Do voluntary work, help your community whether it be community alert or your local GAA club getting involved is the bast way you can prepare. "     Probationer Garda Peter Clifford "People sometimes see the Gardaí as disciplinarians but in a lot of situations we help people who are very emotional and vulnerable."     Garda Trainee Steven Kilgannon "If you spend time in the Garda Reserve you know you won't drop out of the full time force."     Garda Trainee Mark Spain "I was seven years waiting to get in, it's hard to describe how good it felt."     Garda Trainee Jack McGovern "I was a Garda Reserve for a year and a half, there is no better way to get an insight into the job."     Garda Nan Hu "If you are a minority group in Ireland thinking about joining An Garda Síochána - Go for it!"     Garda Emilia Gilroy "The job means seeing people at their worst in the most difficult circumstances and making life changing decisions. "     Garda Niamh Briggs "I love that more often than not I get to work outdoors and meet so many different characters."     Detective Sergeant Martha Francis "There are a lot of cases where being a woman in An Garda Síochána is sometimes required such as dealing with female victims. "     Garda Trainee Aoife O'Malley "Muna bhfuil Gaeilge ar bith ag na Gardaí ní bheidh siad in ann caint lena daoine sean sa ghaelteacht nach bhfuil Bearla ar bith acu.  "