Waterford councils to merge in bid to save €9m a year

Waterford city and county councils are to be merged with a view to saving between €5m and €9m a year.

Environment Minister Phil Hogan will bring a programme for local government reform to Cabinet tomorrow which will propose, among other things, the unification of the Waterford councils.

It comes on the back of recommendations made by a committee set up by Mr Hogan to examine the feasibility of such a move.