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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Apr 5, 2023 • 21min
Ep 1692: Trump in the Dock
Niall Stanage joins Eamon to talk about former President Donald Trump's historic arrest in New York where yesterday he was charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor of the Hill and White House Columnist for that publication.Recorded on Wednesday 5th April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 5, 2023 • 25min
Ep 1691: The Price of Peace - Bertie Ahern on the Good Friday Agreement
FormerTaoiseach Bertie Ahern talks to Eamon about the Good Friday Agreement.Recorded Tuesday 4th April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 4, 2023 • 28min
Ep 1690: Irish Economy - 60% of Irish restaurants fear closure
Economist and podcaster Jim Power joins Eamon to talk about the Irish economy and the challenges facing the hospitality sector. Also how stable is our economy and where are the threats?Recorded on Monday 3rd April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 3, 2023 • 32min
Ep 1689: Fear and greed gripping owners in the Premier League
John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review some the weekend's Premier League games and to reflect on some dramatic changes taking place in league clubs.Recorded on Monday 3rd April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 2, 2023 • 27min
Ep 1688: Sunak makes progress but the DUP still resisting his advances
Economist, commentator and podcaster Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about Rishi Sunak's leadership of the Tory Party, Boris Johnson's Honours list and Joe Biden's visit to Ireland.Recorded on Friday 31st March 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 31, 2023 • 25min
Ep 1687: Indictment in New York the least of Donald Trump’s legal worries
Niall Stanage talks to Eamon as Donald Trump is indicted by a Grand Jury in New York in Stormy Daniels hush money case. Also Trump gets a boost in the polls as Republicans rally to support him and Joe Biden's visit to Ireland is confirmed. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House Columnist for that publication.Recorded on Friday 31st March 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 30, 2023 • 26min
Ep 1686: Can NATO and European solidarity be sustained if Putin wages a long war?
Author and journalist John Kampfner joins Eamon from Berlin to talk about King Charles's state visit to Germany, the dispute among the German government's coalition partners and unity across Europe and the NATO countries as the war in Ukraine continues.Recorded Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 29, 2023 • 27min
Ep 1685: Windsor Framewok - EU will extract a big price if Rishi Sunak fails to deal with DUP intransigence
Suzanne Lynch talks to Eamon about the pressures of global issues across the EU that make opening the Windsor Framework to new negotiations to accommodate DUP concerns unlikely. Suzanne Lynch is Chief Brussels Correspondent for Politico.Recorded on Tuesday 28th March 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 28, 2023 • 28min
Ep 1684: UEFA Euro 2024 - Stephen Kenny is on the right track, the debate is over
John Giles says the debate is over about Stephen Kenny's role as coach of the Irish football team as he joins Eamon to talk about Ireland's game against France in the first UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier.Recorded 28th March 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 28, 2023 • 30min
Ep 1683: Housing crisis - eviction a brutal and flawed response
Fionnán Sheahan talks to Eamon about the government's response to the housing crisis, the shocking consequences of poor housing supply and Tuesday's two Dáil votes: the Labour Party's motion of no confidence; and Sinn Féin's proposed legislation to extend the ban on evictions. Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor for the Irish Independent.Recorded on 27th March 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
