THE takeover of the two biggest mortgage providers in the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will help ease the credit crunch crisis.

INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TRALEE will host a lecture by Nobel laureate Clive Granger, on September 8, 2008.

Author JK Rowling has been forced to correct a mistake in her Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince book, after fans noticed an inconsistency.

A man who caused almost €4m of damage when he burned down a pub "for a laugh" while drunk has been given a five-year suspended sentence by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.