DAFM, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, are to hire 200 badger killers as part of its bTB eradication programme.

DAFM is seeking contractors who can supply around 200 trained operatives to carry out wildlife‑related TB control work across Ireland. The duties include capturing, shooting, and inspecting badgers, surveying badger setts, and assessing badger activity.

Contractors must be able to deploy operatives nationwide—primarily from September to June, though potentially year‑round—and must have the capacity to capture and kill 5,000 to 20,000 badgers annually.