Politicians, community groups go to town on border protest

WATERFORD city is today bracing itself for an influx of politicians and community group leaders from Kilkenny fighting to hold on to their home turf.

The group will hand thousands of petitions into City Hall in Waterford at 2pm today in protest over the proposed extension of the Waterford city boundary into Kilkenny.

Earlier plans to march across Rice Bridge on Monday afternoon were scrapped in favour of a more dignified way of showing opposition to plans to take over 6,000 acres of their county.