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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Apr 30, 2023 • 27min
Ep 1712: Joe Biden to run again for the White House but age a serious issue for voters
Niall Stanage talks to Eamon in the week that President Joe Biden announces he'll run for a second term in 2024, Donald Trump's legal woes continue, and Fox News' Tucker Carlson loses his job with the network. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor with The Hill and White House columnist with that publication.Recorded on Friday 23rd April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 28, 2023 • 27min
Ep 1711: Brexit slowly eroding Britain’s morale
Author, journalist and broadcaster John Kampfner talks to Eamon about the origins of Brexit and its impact on the society, politics and economy of the United Kingdom. And has British politics seen the end of Boris Johnson?Recorded on Tuesday 25th April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 27, 2023 • 27min
Ep 1710: Justice at last for the Stardust families?
Investigative journalist and author Frank Connolly talks to Eamon about the Stardust Inquest that began on Tuesday, 42 years after the fire at the Stardust nightclub that killed 48 people and injured 214 on Valentine's night in 1981. Frank's most recent book is United Nation. Previously he wrote Namaland and Tom Gilmartin.Recorded on Wednesday 26th April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 26, 2023 • 29min
Ep 1709: No end in sight to Putin’s War In Ukraine
Journalist and film maker Johnny O'Reilly talks to Eamon about the Spring offensive in the war in Ukraine and looks ahead to what the future of this war could be. Recorded on Tuesday 25th April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 25, 2023 • 34min
Ep 1708: Russia immune to Western sanctions with the help of their friends
Economist Constantin Gurdgiev talks to Eamon about the economic impact of Putin's war in Ukraine, the effect of the West's sanctions on the Russian economy, and what the long term effects may be. Constantin is an Economist and Associate Professor in Finance at Monfort College of Business in the University of Northern Colorado and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Trinity Business School in Trinity College Dublin.Recorded on Thursday 20th April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 24, 2023 • 30min
Ep 1707: Premier League - Man City look too strong for Arsenal
John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's games and look ahead to Wednesday night's Man City v Arsenal game, a season decider that John thinks Man City will win while Liam is hoping they won't. In this episode Liam and Eamon also look back at Arsenal and Man City's Premier League performances so far this season.Recorded Monday 24th April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 23, 2023 • 24min
Ep 1706: Murdoch and Fox News pose a deadly threat to US democracy
Niall Stanage joins Eamon from Washington to talk about Fox News' $787.5m settlement in the defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems over coverage of vote-rigging claims, Donald Trump's legal issues, the latest news on Joe Biden's decision to stand in 2024 general election, and challenges to abortion rights in the US. Niall is Associate Editor for The Hill and White House Columnist for that publication.Recorded on Friday 21st April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 21, 2023 • 25min
Ep 1705: Dominic Raab's resignation and the spectacular disintegration of the once great Tory party
Author, journalist and broadcaster, Peter Oborne, talks to Eamon following Dominic Raab's resignation as British Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary. Peter Oborne is former chief political commentator of The Daily Telegraph, from which he resigned in early 2015. He is most recent books areThe Assault on Truth: Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and the Emergence of a New Moral Barbarism. and The Fate of Abraham: Why the West is Wrong About Islam. Peter writes a political column for Middle East Eye and a diary column for the Byline Times.Recorded on Friday 21st April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 20, 2023 • 26min
Ep 1704: It’s Robert Watt again!
Fionnán Sheahan joins Eamon to talk about Secretary General at the Department of Health Robert Watt's appearance at the Oireachtas Finance Committee on the release of Maura Quinn's report, "External Review into the proposed secondment of the former Chief Medical Officer". Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor for the Irish Independent, the Sunday Independent and Independent.ie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 19, 2023 • 30min
Ep 1703: Gerry Hutch found not guilty - the judges led by Tara Burns save the Special Criminal Court
Mick Clifford and Sean Murray join Eamon to talk about the acquittal for the murder of David Byrne of Gerry "the Monk" Hutch at the Special Criminal Court and the background to the SCC. Sean Murray is a reporter for The Examiner and Mick Clifford is an author and Special Correspondent for The Examiner.Recorded on Tuesday 18th April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
