The Stand with Eamon Dunphy
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.
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Latest episodes
Oct 31, 2024 • 31min
Ep 2043: Vampire State - the Rise and Fall of the Chinese Economy
Journalist and author Ian Williams joins Eamon to talk about his new book VAMPIRE STATE - THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CHINESE ECONOMY published by Birlinn. Ian Williams was foreign correspondent for Channel 4 News and NBC in Moscow, the Indo-Pacific and China. Ian has also covered conflicts in the Balkans, the Middle East and Ukraine. He won Emmy and BAFTA awards for his discovery and reporting on the Serb detention camps during the war in Bosnia. Recorded on Tuesday 29th October 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy.
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Oct 30, 2024 • 25min
Ep 2042: General Election - Fine Fáil and Fine Gael likely to return to Government on current numbers
Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern joins Eamon to talk about Ireland's forthcoming General Election.Recorded on Tuesday 29th October 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy.
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Oct 26, 2024 • 29min
Ep 2041: US Election - Trump’s proposed tariffs would rebound on US consumers
Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about the US economy in light of the forthcoming US election.Recorded on Thursday 24th October 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy.
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Oct 25, 2024 • 26min
Ep 2040: US Presidential Election - still too close to call but Trump slight favourite
Niall Stanage reports from Washington. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor at The Hill and White House columnist for that publication.Recorded on Thursday 24th October 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy.
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Oct 23, 2024 • 27min
Ep 2039: Football’s greedy rulers hurting the game and its players
Barcelona-based journalist Richard Fitzpatrick talks to Eamon about the impact of FIFA's and UEFA's increasing demands on players and the toll this takes. Also Kylian Mbappé, his move to Real Madrid and an allegation of rape that has been made against him.Recorded on Tuesday 22nd October 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy.
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Oct 22, 2024 • 26min
Ep 2038: A Russian perspective - the unholy alliance between Trump and Putin
Russian journalist Dmitry Elovsky talks to Eamon from Lithuania about the war in Ukraine, the Moldovan referendum on EU membership, and Donald Trump. 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.Recorded on Monday 21st October 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy.
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Oct 21, 2024 • 31min
Ep 2037: Britain’s Tory press ensures tough first 100 days for Keir Starmer
Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about the UK's Labour Party government, their forthcoming budget, and the leadership battle for the Tory Party.Recorded on Friday 18th October 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy.
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Oct 18, 2024 • 26min
Ep 2036: Trump edges ahead in the race for the White House
Niall Stanage reports from Washington on the US Presidential Election. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor for The Hill and White House columnist for that publication.Recorded on Thursday 17th October 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy.
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Oct 17, 2024 • 21min
Ep 2035: Sinn Féin’s troubles deepen as McDonald alleged to have misled the Dáil
Fionnán Sheahan talks to Eamon. Fionnán in Ireland Editor at independent.ie, the Irish Independent and the Sunday Independent.Recorded on Wednesday 16th October 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy.
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Oct 15, 2024 • 23min
Ep 2034: Cover-up and character assassination as Sinn Féin goes to war with itself
Fionnán Sheahan talks to Eamon. Fionnán is Ireland Editor at Independent.ie, the Irish Independent and the Sunday Independent.Recorded on Monday 14th October 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy.
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