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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Mar 27, 2023 • 28min
Ep 1682: France on Fire
Paris-based journalist Lara Marlowe joins Eamon to talk about the strikes and protests in Paris and across France in response to President Emmanuel Macron pushing through pension reform legislation without a final parliamentary vote. Lara Marlowe is Paris Correspondent for the Irish Times.Recorded on Monday 27th March 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 26, 2023 • 28min
Ep 1681: Financial Crisis - Are we revisiting 2008?
Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon about Boris Johnson's appearance at the House of Commons' Privileges Committee, inflation, rising interest rates and growing problems in the banking system.Recorded on Thursday 23rd March 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 25, 2023 • 28min
Ep 1680: With Trump and DeSantis on the Presidential horizon how long can we depend on the US to defend the West
Niall Stanage joins Eamon to talk the war in Ukraine and what Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow means to the US. Also Donald Trump and why he waits to hear if the Grand Jury in New York will indict him and the $1.6bn lawsuit brought by voting company Dominion against Fox News. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House columnist for that publication.Recorded on Thursday 23rd March 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 24, 2023 • 32min
Ep 1679: Great leaders on and off the pitch have taken Ireland to top of the rugby world
Rugby commentator Matt Williams joins Eamon to talk about Ireland's win against England last Saturday to become 2023 Guinness Six Nations Grand Slam Champions. Matt and Eamon also look ahead to the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France next September.Recorded on Monday 20th March 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 23, 2023 • 30min
Ep 1678: As sanctions fail to bite so far Putin retains the support of the Russian people
Russian journalist Dmitry Elovsky joins Eamon to talk about Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow, developments in the war in Ukraine, the impact of Russian casualties on public opinion in Russia and the power of Putin's propaganda, and the Wagner Group's recruitment drive. Dmitry Elovsky is Presenter and Chief Editor for the You Tube channel Khordorkovsky.Live. Before the war he was Deputy Editor-in-Chief for TV Rain in Moscow. He is based in Lithuania.Recorded on Tuesday 21st March 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 22, 2023 • 28min
Ep 1677: Xi and Putin test the West’s resolve in Ukraine but Taiwan top of China’s agenda
Author and journalist Ian Williams joins Eamon to talk about the implications of Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow. Ian Williams' most recent book is 'Fire of the Dragon - China's New Cold War'. As a foreign correspondent he spent many years in Moscow, the Indo-Pacific and China for Channel 4 and NBC. Ian has also covered conflicts in the Balkans, the Middle East and Ukraine and won Emmy and BAFTA awards for his discovery and reporting on the Serb detention camps during the war in Bosnia.Recorded on Tuesday 21st March 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 21, 2023 • 31min
Ep 1676: Banking crisis - no time for complacency
Economist, commentator and podcast Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about the the causes and global impact of the Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse Bank troubles.Recorded on Monday 20th March 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 20, 2023 • 32min
Ep 1675: Haaland - a goal scoring genius we’ve never seen before
John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review some of the weekend's FA Cup and Premier League games. Recorded on Monday 20th March 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 14, 2023 • 30min
Ep 1674: Ireland’s empathy for immigrants rooted in our past but times and attitudes can change
Diarmaid Ferriter joins Eamon to talk about immigration to Ireland over the years and the growing extremist right wing view in the country. Diarmaid Ferriter is an author, columnist for the Irish Times, and Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD.Recorded on Thursday 2nd March 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 12, 2023 • 26min
Ep 1673: How Denis O’Brien lost control of Digicel
Journalist and broadcaster Richard Curran talks to Eamon about how Denis O'Brien lost control of his company Digicel. Richard Curran presents The Business on RTE Radio One and is a contributor to the Irish Independent.Recorded on Tuesday 7th March 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
