{"id":200958,"date":"2025-12-19T23:24:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T23:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/200958\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T23:24:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T23:24:11","slug":"five-trainee-gardai-sacked-for-handcuffing-another-rookie-and-leaving-him-under-running-shower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/200958\/","title":{"rendered":"Five trainee Gardai sacked for handcuffing another rookie and leaving him under running shower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Irish Mirror understands the incident occurred in the Garda Training College in Templemore, Co Tipperary, over the summer<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_PA-49405342.jpg\" alt=\"A general view of a Garda station sign\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>A general view of a Garda station sign(Image: PA Archive\/PA Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Five trainee Gardai have been sacked for handcuffing another rookie and leaving him under a running shower &#8211; in what has been described as &#8216;a prank that got out of hand&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Irish Mirror understands the incident occurred in the Garda Training College in Templemore, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/all-about\/tipperary\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Co TipperaryLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Co Tipperary<\/a>, over the summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It\u2019s alleged that the victim of the \u2018prank\u2019 only emerged from the shower after another trainee discovered him handcuffed in the shower and managed to uncuff him and let him out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Irish Mirror also understands that prior to the alleged handcuffing and shower incident, the trainee\u2019s mattress was also allegedly placed on top of a wardrobe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Referring to the shower incident, sources previously said: \u201cIt was a prank, but then things got out of hand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_1PNG.png\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Garda Training College in Templemore, Co Tipperary(Image: Google Maps)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The five rookies were initially suspended, but the Irish Mirror can now reveal all five were sacked this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A Garda spokesman said: \u201cA small number of Garda trainees are no longer involved in the training programme.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cAn Garda Siochana has no further comment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">For the latest news and breaking news visit <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/news\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"irishmirror.ie\/newsLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">irishmirror.ie\/news<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Follow us on Twitter <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IrishMirror\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"@IrishMirrorLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">@IrishMirror<\/a> &#8211; 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