Cork Constitution 40 Dungannon 12

Galwegians ensured their top-flight status for another year with a hard-fought 14-10 win over Dungannon at Crowley Park this afternoon.

Dungannon continued their rich vein of form as tries from out-half Richard McCarter and full-back Neil Patterson saw them account for Lansdowne at Stevenson Park.

Belfast Harlequins are still without a Division One win, eight games into the season, after they came a cropper at Deramore Park today.

Dungannon 29 UCD 24

Dungannon 22 Cork Constitution 18

Terenure College 23 Dungannon 12

Dungannon 23 Garryowen 29

NTR is expected to report post-tax profits up 13.4% to €15.5m for 2004 in the coming weeks as the shares fall back from their record high of €27 to €23.50.

A TOTAL of €36.5 million was invested last year in more than 300 projects in the North and the Republic’s border counties by the International Fund for Ireland.

The International Fund for Ireland today reported investment in 2004 of €36.5m in more than 300 projects in Northern Ireland and the border counties in the Republic.

Businessman Denis Rooney is to become the new chairman of the International Fund for Ireland, it was revealed today.

A trust has assumed responsibility for the International Fund for Ireland’s loans to economic regeneration projects in some of Northern Ireland’s most deprived areas, it was announced today.