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Sat 10 Oct 2007Garda may recruit from east Europe police forcesThe Government and Garda management are considering radical measures to attract foreign nationals to the Garda, including direct recruitment from eastern European police forces and granting Irish citizenship to successful applicants, writes Conor Lally, Crime Correspondent.The move follows the failure to recruit large numbers of foreign nationals living in Ireland to the force despite a major recruitment drive over the past year.