The woman initially told Ballina Police Station officers she had fallen over after the alleged attack. Picture: Savannah Pocock Nauta allegedly punched her in the face and his behaviour continued ...

A man accused of the brutal bashing death of Ballina man Steven Hadley Ponton has admitted to killing him moments before a three week murder trial was due to begin.

EMERGENCY plans relating to two sites in Mayo are now open for public consultation. They relate to the gas terminal in north Mayo and the European Refreshments plant in Ballina. Mayo County Council ...

Almost three years have passed since Ponton, then 54, was found lying unconscious and with critical head injuries on the concrete in Holden Lane at Ballina – just metres from a police station.