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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Feb 12, 2024 • 32min
Ep 1900: Nationalist First Minister does not place us within “touching distance” of Irish unity
Diarmaid Ferriter talks to Eamon. Diarmaid Ferriter is an author and professor of modern Irish history at University College Dublin. He writes a weekly opinion column in the Irish Times. His books include Between Two Hells: The Irish Civil War; The Border: The Legacy of a Century of Anglo-Irish Politics; A Nation and not a Rabble: The Irish Revolution 1913–23; and The Transformation of Ireland 1900-2000Recorded on Thursday 8th February 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 9, 2024 • 25min
Ep 1899: A surreal and dangerous moment as Congress, afraid of Trump, ceases to function
Niall Stanage talks to Eamon from Washington. Niall is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House columnist for that publication.Recorded on Thursday 8th February 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 8, 2024 • 33min
Ep 1898: Time for RTÉ to finally come clean when they face the PAC on Valentine’s Day
Fionnán Sheahan talks to Eamon about the McCann Fitzgerald report examining RTÉ's voluntary redundancy programmes. Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor for the Irish Independent, the Sunday Independent and Independent.ie.Recorded on Wednesday 7th February 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 7, 2024 • 32min
Ep 1897: PopCon - Liz Truss enlists Nigel Farage in attempt to push the Tories further right
Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon about Liz Truss's PopCon, why the British aren't as concerned as the Tories about immigration, British print media, why Keir Starmer says little about a potential Labour Government, and King Charles's cancer diagnosis.Recorded on Tuesday 6th February 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 6, 2024 • 31min
Ep 1896: John Giles wonders if Klopp’s flagged resignation will hurt Liverpool’s title challenge
John Giles joins Eamon to talk about weekend Premier League games, Klopp's resignation, and Leeds United's continued success in the Championship.Recorded on Tuesday 6th February 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 6, 2024 • 29min
Ep 1895: Ireland makes Six Nations history in Marseille with more to come
Former rugby coach and rugby analyst Matt Williams joins Eamon to talk about Ireland's game against France in the opening match of the 2024 Six Nations Championship.Recorded on Monday 5th February 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 5, 2024 • 32min
Ep 1894: Is the West losing moral authority by blindly supporting Israel’s oppression of the Palestinian people?
Journalist and author Peter Oborne joins Eamon to discuss Israel's war against the Palestinians. Peter Oborne is author of a number of books includingThe Fate of Abraham: Why the West is Wrong about Islam, and The Assault on Truth: Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and the Emergence of a New Moral Barbarism. He writes a political column for Middle East Eye and a diary column for the Byline Times. In 2012 and 2016 Peter was Society of Editors Press Awards Columnist of the Year. The books that Peter refers to in this podcast are Rashid Khalidi's 100 years War on Palestine, Elan Pappé's On Palestine, and the books of Avi Shlaim.Recorded on Thursday 1st February 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 3, 2024 • 31min
Ep 1893: History made as Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill becomes First Minister in the Stormont Assembly
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micháel Martin talks to Eamon as power-sharing at Stormont resumes.Recorded on Friday 2nd February 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 2, 2024 • 26min
Ep 1892: Trump and GOP attack Taylor Swift though she has yet to endorse Joe Biden
Niall Stanage talks to Eamon from Washington. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House columnist for that publication.Recorded on Thursday 1st February 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 1, 2024 • 24min
Ep 1891: 2024 Six Nations - Ireland face a tough test in the first post-Sexton international
Matt Williams joins Eamon to preview Ireland's game against France in Marseille in the opening match of the 2024 Six Nations. Matt Williams is an Australian born rugby coach, broadcaster and writer. He has a column in the Irish Times and will be working with Virgin Media the tournament.Recorded on Wednesday 31st January 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
