Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has said the Government is to lift the age barrier for entry to An Garda Síochána.
Mr Flanagan said it is one of the recommendations of the Commission on the Future of Policing, which is going to Government shortly.
Entrants to An Garda Síochána must currently be under 35 years of age.
The issue was the basis for a ruling from the European Court of Justice yesterday.
It was examining the case of three men who were refused permission to join the force because they were over 35.
The ECJ ruled that bodies such as the Workplace Relations Commission were entitled to disregard Irish law if it conflicts with European law.
Mr Flanagan said he was "very interested" to read the judgment.
"I believe there are practical measures, as well as the general application for the Department of Justice, and we are addressing those issues," he said.
Emily Logan, Chief Commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, welcomed today's announcement and described it as significant.
"The Commission appeared before the Grand Chamber of the CJEU in Luxembourg in June to represent two of the men at the centre of a decade-long age discrimination case focused on this upper age restriction for entry to An Garda Síochána.
"Where issues of discrimination in relation to age ground or any of the other protected grounds are raised under EU or domestic equality legislation, there must be a consistent basic standard which people can depend on and look to for access to effective remedy."
Additional reporting: Ingrid Miley
