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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Jul 6, 2023 • 30min
Ep 1771: RTÉ Scandal - Kelly and Tubridy request for private hearing must be denied, they are answerable to the people
Arthur Beesley joins Eamon to talk about the request by Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly for a private meeting with the Oireachtas Committee. They also talk about the meeting and evidence of RTÉ Executive Board members and Board members along with former CFO, Breda O'Keeffe, and former chairperson, Moya Doherty, at the Oireachtas Media committee on Wednesday. Arthur Beesley is Current Affairs Editor with the Irish Times.Recorded on Thursday 6th July 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 5, 2023 • 29min
Ep 1770: England’s water chaos underlines the importance of Ireland’s victory in the Irish Water protests
Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about the collapse of Thames Water, Margaret Thatcher's privatisation policies in the 1970s and 80s and the protests in Ireland in 2013 and 2014 that stopped water charges and the possible path to privatisation of the water supply.Recorded on Tuesday 4th July 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 4, 2023 • 38min
Ep 1769: Has the US got a credible candidate for President in 2024?
Niall Stanage talks to Eamon about the Supreme Court's rulings against Affirmative Action in schools and colleges, and Joe Biden’s student loan relief program. In recent days SCOTUS also ruled in favour of the Colorado web designer who opposes same-sex marriage. Also in this episode, will President Biden's gaffs and the case against his son Hunter Biden undo his record in office in the Presidential campaign for 2024? And will Donald Trump's continuing legal woes have an impact on his ambitions for a return to office? Niall Stanage is Associate Editor and White House Columnist for The Hill.Recorded on Friday 30th June 2023 and Monday 3rd July 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 3, 2023 • 31min
Ep 1768: Nahel Merzouk - Anger and despair spark ugly protests in France
Paris-based journalist and author, Lara Marlowe, talks to Eamon about the shooting dead of Nahel Merzouk by a police officer in a Paris suburb, the ensuing riots and protests across the country and what they represent.Recorded on Monday 3rd July 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 30, 2023 • 32min
Ep 1767: RTÉ Scandal - crisis deepens as revelations take a dark turn
Arthur Beesley joins Eamon to talk about the deepening crisis in RTÉ over payments to Ryan Tubridy following senior Executive Board members and RTÉ Board members appearing in front of the Oireachtas Media and PAC committees. Arthur Beesley is Current Affairs Editor with the Irish Times.Recorded on Friday 30th June 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 29, 2023 • 31min
Ep 1766: The case for positive Neutrality
Senator Tom Clonan talks to Eamon about The Consultative Forum on International Security Policy, his views on Ireland's neutrality, Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner Group's march on Moscow and Putin's response. Tom Clonan is security analyst, author and retired Irish Army Captain. He was elected to Seanad Eireann in March 2022.Recorded on Tuesday 27th March 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 28, 2023 • 31min
Ep 1765: RTE Scandal - Ministers Martin and An Taoiseach running low on credibility with the public and RTE staff
Arthur Beesley talked to Eamon following the release of RTE's statement from the Interim Deputy Director-General, Adrian Lynch, on the reporting of payments to Ryan Tubridy. Arthur Beesley is Current Affairs Editor with the Irish Times.Recorded on 10.30am Wednesday 28th June 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 27, 2023 • 26min
Ep 1764: Prigozhin Mutiny - the beginning of the end for Putin
Russian journalist Dmitry Elovsky talks to Eamon from Lithuania about the developments over the weekend when Yevgeny Prigozhin led his Wagner mercenaries towards Moscow in an apparent coup and then stands down his men before getting there. Dmitry Elovsky is Chief Editor for the You Tube 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.Recorded on Monday 26th June 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 26, 2023 • 30min
Ep 1763: RTE scandal - who negotiated the deal that has shamed RTE?
Journalist and author Mick Clifford talks to Eamon about the scandal surrounding certain payments made by RTE. Mick Clifford is Special Correspondent for the Irish Examiner and author of a number of books including "A Force for Justice: The Maurice McCabe Story", referred to in this conversation.Recorded on Monday 26th June 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 26, 2023 • 28min
Ep 1762: US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visits Beijing as US and China seek rapprochement
Journalist and author Ian Williams joins Eamon to talk about US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's visit to China where he met Xi Jinping. Ian Williams' most recent book is Fire of the Dragon: China's New Cold War.Recored on Tuesday 20th June 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
