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# big ben

This year
2023
Healy the hero as Munster snatch dramatic win away to Ulster
The Tipperary native came off the bench to switch the game in Munster’s favour.
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Jan 1st 2023, 7:14 PM
Last year
2022
From farmer's son in Tipp to the Aviva Stadium - the rise and rise of Ben Healy
Healy has emerged over the last year as a key player in Munster’s squad – but his schoolboy mentors believe there is a lot more to come.
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May 7th 2022, 8:03 AM
All time
‘Five months ago, I wondered if I’d walk again – now I’m at the Olympics’
Ben Fletcher’s Tokyo dream turned into a nightmare in February when he broke his leg in competition. The Irishman’s comeback to take his place at this year’s Games has stunned everyone.
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Jul 24th 2021, 10:04 AM
'If Irish people ever thought I was brash, that would be my worst nightmare'
When the opportunity came to switch allegiance from Britain to Ireland, Ben Fletcher jumped at it.
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Dec 27th 2020, 9:08 AM
Norwich City sell Godfrey to Premier League leaders Everton for club-record fee
The fee for the promising 22-year-old centre-back is understood to be in the region of £20million.
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Oct 5th 2020, 10:18 AM
More than €22m extra needed for Big Ben repair works after discovery of asbestos and war damage
The renovation work will cost about €95 million in total.
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Feb 13th 2020, 7:17 AM
Countdown clock to be projected onto Number 10 to mark Brexit day
A commemorative Brexit coin will come into circulation on exit day.
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Jan 17th 2020, 10:59 PM
'Big Ben must bong for Brexit' GoFundMe page tops £160,000 but it could all be in vain
The House of Commons Commission said it would be an “unprecedented approach” to fund the cost through public donation.
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Jan 17th 2020, 12:34 PM
Extinction Rebellion activist in custody after climbing London's Big Ben
Tree surgeon Ben Atkinson (43) evaded police for more than three hours after climbing the scaffolding.
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Oct 18th 2019, 9:43 PM
What's going to happen in the 9 weeks between now and the Brexit deadline?
The UK and the EU are running out of time, options and patience (you’d imagine).
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Aug 31st 2019, 10:30 AM
Big Ben goes silent today for four years, and UK politicians aren't happy
The famous clock’s bells are set to stop ringing at midday over safety concerns.
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Aug 21st 2017, 9:10 AM
Big Ben won't ring for another four years after next week
The bell of the iconic clock tower is over 150 years old and needs a little conservation work.
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Aug 14th 2017, 9:49 PM
Big Ben says he'll sit down to think about whether to retire or go on for another NFL season
The Steelers quarterback says he will ” take some time away to evaluate next season — if there’s gonna be a next season”.
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Jan 25th 2017, 1:00 AM
A little girl has offered to shout 'BONG' for the BBC while Big Ben is being repaired
Their response was absolutely lovely.
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Dec 19th 2016, 7:47 AM
England-bound Te'o: 'I'm pretty proud of where I am and where I'm going'
Even the powerful Kiwi centre has been surprised by how quickly he has converted to a new code.
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Apr 25th 2016, 3:45 PM
Big Ben is in a bad way...
The iconic tower clock in Westminster, London needs about €55 million in repairs to prevent ‘its hands from falling off’.
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Oct 26th 2015, 10:00 AM
The bongs on Big Ben bong wrong
“We don’t know why it happened. You’re talking about a 156-year-old clock; it does have a little fit every now and then. It’s a little temperamental.”
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Aug 25th 2015, 1:17 PM
'The breakdown is about hitting people': Leinster asking Ben Te'o to keep things simple
The province’s new signing from rugby league is relishing the chance to smash his way through rucks against Edinburgh tomorrow.
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Oct 30th 2014, 2:39 PM
Photos: Four brave people are cleaning Big Ben today
Don’t look down.
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Aug 18th 2014, 3:15 PM
CBS compare statistics of a clock and the Steelers quarterback
Just when you thought Gene Simmons’ hair would be the most embarrassing part of the evening.
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Sep 29th 2013, 8:36 PM
The Evening Fix...now with added evil Philip Seymour Hoffman
Things we learned, loved and shared today…
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Apr 15th 2013, 7:50 PM
Big Ben to be silent during Margaret Thatcher's funeral
The bell of the clock tower was last silenced for former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill in 1965.
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Apr 15th 2013, 4:48 PM
Big Ben clock tower to be renamed for Queen Elizabeth
The clock tower – which currently goes by the imaginative name of Clock Tower – is to be renamed Elizabeth Tower.
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Jun 26th 2012, 7:48 PM
Whales, legs and Big Ben - the best inanimate objects on Twitter
Tired of celebrities? Here’s what these inanimate objects have to say about the world.
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Jun 16th 2012, 6:30 PM