More than 11,000 people applied to become a garda in the force's latest recruitment drive, which saw an increase in the numbers from different ethnic backgrounds applying.
An Garda Síochána is seeking to recruit 800 members and received 11,075 applications in the process, which closed on 16 March.
While the majority of people described themselves as 'White-Irish' in their applications, members of new Irish communities, women and people from minority groups were urged to apply during the recruitment campaign.
Figures released by An Garda Síochána show that 8,570 people declared their ethnicity as 'White-Irish', while 598 said they were 'White-Any Other White Background'.
That was up from 347 compared to a recruitment campaign in 2019.
Forty-three said they were 'White-Irish Traveller' - up from 14 in 2019; 332 were 'Asian or Asian Irish - Any Other Asian Background (up 264); 132 said they were 'Black or Black Irish-African (up 109) and 55 said they were Asian or Asian-Irish - Chinese (up from seven in 2019).
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris welcomed the increase in applications from people "across all ethnic backgrounds".
"We know we have a lot of work to do to become more representative of the public we serve, but this is a good start," he said.
There were 71 applications from people currently serving as Garda Reserves and around 40% of applicants are women.
