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.
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Apr 16, 2024 • 31min
Ep 1949: Premier League - Man City favourites now as Arsenal and Liverpool feel the heat
John Giles joins Eamon to review weekend Premier League games.Recorded on Tuesday 16th April 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 15, 2024 • 27min
Ep 1948: Week 1 - TikTok Taoiseach Simon Harris snubs the Dåil to go direct to the people on social media
Fionnán Sheahan talks to Eamon about Simon Harris's first week as Taoiseach. Fionnán is Ireland Editor for Independent.ie, The Irish Independent and The Sunday Independent.Recorded on Friday 12th April 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 14, 2024 • 28min
Ep 1947: Netanyahu actively provoking war with Iran to deepen the crisis and stay in office
Peter Oborne joins Eamon to talk about the Israel / Palestine war. Peter Oborne is a British journalist and broadcaster. He is author of The Fate of Abraham: Why the West is Wrong about Islam. He writes a political column for Middle East Eye and a diary column for the Byline Times. Recorded on Thursday 11th April 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 12, 2024 • 26min
Ep 1946: The surprise increase in inflation another threat to Biden's hopes of a return to the White House
Niall Stanage talks to Eamon from Washington. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House columnist for that publication.Recorded on Thursday11th April 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 10, 2024 • 24min
Ep 1945: Foundation of the peace process strong enough to withstand the loss of Jeffrey Donaldson.
Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern joins Eamon to talk about the impact of Jeffrey Donaldson's resignation as leader of the DUP, the price of uniting Ireland, and challenges facing Simon Harris as he takes over as Taoiseach.Recorded on Tuesday 9th April 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 9, 2024 • 39min
Ep 1836: Prof. Avi Shlaim on the Israeli / Palestinian Conflict - A Jewish voice on the history that has led to the present crisis
Professor Avi Shlaim spoke to Eamon last October following the 7th October attack by Hamas on Israel. Professor Shlaim is an author and Oxford historian of modern Middle East history. He is Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of the British Academy. Of the many books he has written about the Middle East his most recent is Three Worlds: Memoir of an Arab-Jew, published earlier this year.Recorded on 16th October 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 8, 2024 • 25min
Ep 1944: Premier League Title Race: Liam Brady on Arsenal's improvement since Declan Rice joined
Liam Brady joins Eamon to talk about the Premier League title race and to remember Joe Kinnear who died on Sunday..Recorded on Monday 8th April 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 5, 2024 • 27min
Ep 1943: After dithering for months Joe Biden finally calls for a ceasefire in Gaza
Niall Stanage reports from Washington. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor and White House Columnist for The Hill.Recorded on Thursday 4th April 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 4, 2024 • 28min
Ep 1942: The end of Thatcherism as British Tories look set to turn Boris’s 80 seat majority into a crushing defeat
Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon about the decline of the Tory Party. Recorded on Wednesday 3rd April 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 3, 2024 • 24min
Ep 1941: Benjamin Netanyahu - bent on destruction, hated at home, can Netanyahu be stopped by his allies or his enemies?
Patrick Bury talks to Eamon following the Israeli attack on the World Central Kitchen convoy and the attack on an Iranian consulate in Damascus. Also as the IDF withdraws from Al-Shifa Hospital. Dr Patrick Bury is a Senior Lecturer in Security at the University of Bath specialising in warfare and counterterrorism. He is also a former NATO analyst and army infantry captain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
