The Stand with Eamon Dunphy
The Stand
The Stand with Eamon Dunphy is a current affairs, sport and culture podcast posting five or more episodes each week.Editor and Presenter - Eamon DunphyAs a former professional and international soccer player Eamon was capped 23 times for Ireland. He has been a writer and broadcaster for over 40 years and written five best selling books including an early memoir Only a Game?, U2’s biography Unforgettable Fire, Sir Matt Busby’s biography A Strange Kind of Glory, Roy Keane’s autobiography Keane, and most recently his own memoir, The Rocky Road.As a newspaper columnist Eamon has written for a number of newspapers, most notably the Irish Daily Star and the Sunday Independent. He was a contributor to RTÉ’s soccer panel for 40 years and was the editor and presenter of the drivetime radio show The Last Word for five years in the newly established Radio Ireland (now Today FM). Eamon launched The Stand in November 2016. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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May 21, 2024 • 31min
Ep 1969: Premier League 23/24 - Manchester City worthy winners
John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the final weekend of of the 2023/2024 Premier League season.Recorded on Monday 20th May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 20, 2024 • 24min
Ep 1968: Fico assassination attempts reflects the deep left/right divisions within the EU
Suzanne Lynch talks to Eamon about the impact of the assassination attempt on the Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico. Also the European elections taking place in June and the anticipated rise of the far right. Suzanne Lynch is the Global Playbook Author and Associate Editor at POLITICO. Previously she was a correspondent in Washington, Dublin, Brussels.Recorded on Friday 17th May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 17, 2024 • 29min
Ep 1967: US Presidential Election - Support for Netanyahu costing Joe Biden dearly at the polls
Niall Stanage reports from Washington. Niall is Associate Editor for The Hill and White House columnist for that publication.Recorded on Thursday 16th May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 16, 2024 • 31min
Ep 1966: Frank Connolly recalls the horror of the Dublin Monaghan Bombings 50 years ago
Frank Connolly joins Eamon to talk about the Dublin Monaghan Bombings of 17th May 1974, 50 years ago this week. Frank is an investigative journalist and author.His most recent book, Conspiracy of Lies (2019), is set against the backdrop of the events of that day and the aftermath. Conspiracy of Lies has just been released as an audiobook, narrated by Stephen Rae, produced by Tom Lee with actors Liadh Connolly and Eoin Lynam playing the leading characters. Conspiracy of Lies is available at https://www.mercierpress.ie/irish-books/a-conspiracy-of-lies-book/ both as a paperback and as an audiobook.Recorded on Wednesday 15th May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 15, 2024 • 34min
Ep 1965: RTÉ - Reports raise doubt that RTÉ, as it stands, is fit to be a Public Service Broadcaster
Fionnán Sheahan joins Eamon to talk about RTÉ, the release of three recent reports (The Report by the Expert Advisory Committee on Contractor Fees, HR and Other Matters, the Report by the Expert Advisory Committee on Governance and Culture, and the Mazars Report into RTÉ’s use of its barter account). Also, GAA Go, and the future of the licence fee. Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor for Independent.ie, The Irish Independent and The Sunday Independent.Recorded on Tuesday 14th May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 14, 2024 • 21min
Ep 1964: Arsenal can still pip Man City for the Premier League title, says John Giles
John Giles joins Eamon to talk about the Premier League title race.Recorded on Monday 13th May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 3, 2024 • 31min
Ep 1963: Startling Trump interview signals that democracy will lose if he wins
Niall Stanage reports from Washington on student protests against Israel's war on Palestine, Joe Biden's response, and Donald Trump's interview with Time magazine. Niall is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House columnist for that publication.Recorded on Thursday 2nd May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 2, 2024 • 23min
Ep 1962: Real Madrid - the beautiful game blighted shameful racism
Barcelona-based journalist Richard Fitzpatrick talks to Eamon about Real Madrid and what lies behind the continuing success of a great club.Recorded on Wednesday 1st May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 1, 2024 • 27min
Ep 1961: Insulting the Irish, the last cry of the drowning Tory Party
Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon.Recorded on Tuesday 30th April 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 30, 2024 • 25min
Ep 1960: Fear of Putin and a Trump presidency forcing Eastern European countries into a pre-war mindset
Dmitry Elovsky joins Eamon to talk about the the war in Ukraine and the impact of the US's $60 billion aid package to Ukraine. Also the silent war and how Europe is building its military capacity. Dmitry Elovsky is Chief Editor for the YouTube channel Khordorkovsky.Live. Before the war he was Deputy Editor-in-Chief for TV Rain in Moscow. He moved to Lithuania when the war began and independent media outlets including TV Rain were closed down across Russia.In early November 2023 Dmitry was included in Putin’s list of Foreign agents.Recorded on Monday 29th April 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
