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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May 23, 2023 • 29min
Ep 1732: Stalemate in the North suggests it may be time to review the Good Friday Agreement
Author, journalist and political activist Eamonn McCann joins Eamon to talk about the Northern Ireland Local Election results and the challenges in getting the NI Assembly up and running again.Recorded on Monday 22nd May 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 22, 2023 • 37min
Ep 1731: Man City - outstanding but not the greatest ever
John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to talk about the final stages of the 2022/2023 Premier League season. They pay tribute to 'Pep' Guardiola's achievements at Manchester City and some great performances across the season.Recorded on Monday 22nd May 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 21, 2023 • 34min
Ep 1730: Alt-right launch a bid to takeover Britain’s Tory Party…led by Boris Johnson?
Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon about the recent National Conservatism conference in London and the Tories who attended this event run by a rightwing US think tank. Also, former Prime Minister Liz Truss's provocative trip to Taiwan.Recorded on Friday 19th May 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 20, 2023 • 26min
Ep 1729: Corrupt and broke Real Madrid and Barca unable to compete with Abu Dhabi-backed Man City
Barcelona-based journalist Richard Fitzpatrick joins Eamon to talk about Real Madrid's defeat to Manchester City in the Champions League semi-final and the deep financial problems in both Barcelona and Real Madrid.Recorded on Friday 19th May 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 18, 2023 • 31min
Ep 1728: Buoyed by Western support and weapons, Ukraine’s morale contrasts with Putin’s bickering inner circle
Journalist and film maker Johnny O'Reilly joins Eamon from his home in Kyiv to talk about the War in Ukraine on the morning after Russia's most ferocious attack yet against the city of Kyiv. Recorded on Tuesday 16th May 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 17, 2023 • 31min
Ep 1727: Looming US Debt Ceiling crisis an opportunity for rogue Republicans
Economist Jim Power joins Eamon to talk about the global impact if the US Congress fails to suspend or raise the Debt Ceiling before 1st June. Also as Ireland's tax receipts reach record highs what should the government do with the money?Recorded on Tuesday 16th May 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 16, 2023 • 32min
Ep 1726: In the absence of battlefield success fragile unity among Putin and his cronies may cause his downfall
Russian journalist Dmitry Elovsky talks to Eamon about Putin's War in Ukraine. Dmitry Elovsky is Chief Editor for the YouTube channel Khodorkovsky.live and since the war began has been based in Lithuania.Recorded on Monday 15th May 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 15, 2023 • 31min
Ep 1725: Manchester City - In a League of their own
John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League: triumph for Manchester City at the top as Arsenal lose to Brighton, the fight to qualify for Europe in the mid-table and the battles to stay up in the relegation zone. They also look ahead to the second leg of the semi-final fixture as Real Madrid come to play Manchester City in the Champions League.Recorded on. Monday 15th May 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 14, 2023 • 26min
Ep 1724: Unrepentant Trump bounces back as Biden’s numbers fall
Niall Stanage talks to Eamon about CNN's Donald Trump Town Hall in New Hampshire this week, just a day after the ex-president was found liable in a New York court for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll. Also the deadline to increase the debt ceiling is only days away: what happens next? And Joe Biden's performance in the polls for the 2024 Presidential Election is diminishing. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House columnist for that publication.Recorded on Friday 12th May 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 13, 2023 • 29min
Ep 1723: Facing China’s growing strength and potential US isolationism Europe looks weak and divided
Author and journalist Ian Williams talks to Eamon. Ian Williams' most recent book, The Fire of the Dragon: China's New Cold War, is a finalist is this year's Orwell Prize for Political Writing. Recorded on Friday 12th May 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
