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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Nov 22, 2023 • 31min
Ep 1862: Britain’s Covid Inquiry reveals the cynicism and ignorance of Boris Johnson’s government
Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about the move to cash from stocks by Warren Buffet and his company Berkshire Hathaway, and JP Morgan Chase's Jamie Dimon. Also the revelations of the Covid Inquiry, currently underway in the UK, and how Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt may be about to give money back that they don't have.Recorded on Tuesday 21st November 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 21, 2023 • 29min
Ep 1861: Given the quality and inexperience of the players at his disposal, is it fair to pillory Stephen Kenny for our failure?
John Giles joins Eamon to talk about the failure of the Irish soccer team to get to the Euro 2024 Finals and who might replace Stephen Kenny as the manager when the time comes.Recorded on Monday 20th November 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 20, 2023 • 47min
Ep 1860: Special - Liam Brady talks to Eamon about his adventurous life in football - Part 2
In part 2 of a two-part special Liam Brady joins Eamon to talk about his life in football on the release of his autobiography Born to be a Footballer, published by Eriu.Recorded on Tuesday 14th November 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 19, 2023 • 35min
Ep 1858: Israel/Palestine War - great powers supporting Israel are undermining the prospect of a two state solution
Niall Holohan joins Eamon to talk about Israel war against Palestine. Niall Holohan is a retired diplomat who was based in Ramallah as the Irish Government’s Representative to the Palestinian Authority from 2002 to 2006. He retired from the Department of Foreign Affairs in 2014 as Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. He has also had extensive experience in dealing with issues relating to Northern Ireland.Recorded on Thursday 16th November 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 17, 2023 • 29min
Ep 1857: Unqualified support for Netanyahu begins to cost Biden in the polls, and Nikki Haley may pose a threat to Trump
Niall Stanage talks to Eamon about a potential split in the Democratic Party not seen since the Vietnam War as Biden lends full support to Israel, Xi Jinping's meeting with Biden, and the growing support for Nikki Haley among Republicans party members and major donors to the Republican Party looking for an alternative candidate to Donald Trump. Also the possible impact of Robert F. Kennedy Jr and other candidates who may run for the presidency in the 2024 election. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor for The Hill and White House columnist for that publication.Recorded on Thursday 16th November 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 16, 2023 • 29min
Ep 1856: Bakhurst / RTÉ document raises more questions than it answers
Fionnán Sheahan joins Eamon to talk about the release of RTÉ's latest strategic plan A New Direction for RTÉ. Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor for the Irish Independent, the Sunday Independent and independent.ie.Recorded on Wednesday 15th November 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 13, 2023 • 30min
Ep 1855: Chris Johns reports from London on PM Rishi Sunak's Cabinet reshuffle
Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon as PM Rishi Sunak begins a Cabinet reshuffle that sees the return of former Prime Minister David Cameron to government and the departure of Suella Braverman, now former Home Secretary.Recorded Monday 13th November 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 11, 2023 • 27min
Ep 1854: Much focus on the destruction of Gaza, much less on the militant settler killers on the West Bank
Journalist, broadcaster and author Peter Oborne joins Eamon to talk about the Israeli / Palestine war from the West Bank where Israeli settlers are driving Palestinian families off their land. Peter Oborne writes for Middle East Eye and is author of a number of books including The 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. In the course of Peter's interview with Eamon he refers to Episode 1836 with Professor Avi Shlaim.Recorded on Friday 10th November 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 10, 2023 • 28min
Ep 1853: The Biden Conundrum - deploring Putin’s war crimes while supporting Netanyahu’s ethnic cleansing
Niall Stanage reports from Washington. Niall is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House columnist for that publication.Recorded on Thursday 9th November 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 9, 2023 • 29min
Ep 1852: No hope Tories drifting right and sinking
Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about the King's Speech, Home Secretary Suella Braverman, Michael Gove's plan to brand anyone ‘undermining’ UK as extremist, and a weakened Rishi Sunak.Recorded on Wednesday 8th November 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
