Nearly half the women who took the garda fitness test last year failed despite a major crisis in the recruitment of police.
Overall, 162 potential recruits of the 520 who applied in 2022 crashed out due to fitness failings – a failure rate of more than 30 per cent.
Younger candidates fared worst with those under the age of 26 underperforming their older counterparts, figures from An Garda Siochana show.
