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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Oct 1, 2022 • 30min
Ep 1539: Corporation Tax Bonanza Buys the FF/FG/Green Coalition Some Time
Fionnan Sheahan talks to Eamon. Fionnan is Ireland Editor for http://Independent.ie, Irish Independent, Sunday Independent, Independent News & Media.Recorded on 30th September 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 30, 2022 • 28min
Ep 1538: Labour takes 33% You Gov Lead As a Result of Truss-Kwarteng Debacle
Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk further about the impact of the UK government's recent mini-budget as the Bank of England intervenes to protect Britain from the economic consequences.Recorded on 30th September 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 29, 2022 • 32min
Ep 1537: Liz Truss’s Economic Gamble Fails While Ireland Produces Smart, Rational Budget
Economist, commentator and podcaster, Chris Johns, joins Eamon to talk about the Irish budget delivered by Paschal Donohoe and Michael McGrath on Tuesday and the dramatic fallout from Kwasi Kwarteng's "mini-budget" since it was delivered last Friday. Chris John's podcast with JIm Power is The Other Hand. It's available wherever you get your podcasts.Recorded on 28th September 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 28, 2022 • 23min
Ep 1536: Euro Campaign Will Settle Stephen Kenny’s Future
John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the Ireland v Armenia game in Landsdowne Road.Recorded on 28th September 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 28, 2022 • 30min
Ep 1535: Putin’s War - Putin’s Escalation Presents Trouble in the Home Front
Journalist and film maker Johnny O'Reilly talks to Eamon about the response to Putin's referenda, Russia's military mobilisation and the threat and consequences of a nuclear attack.Recorded on 26th September 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 27, 2022 • 27min
Ep 1534: Italian Election Returns the Country’s First Female Leader As Europe’s Right Wing Gains Expand
Sunday Independent columnist Paddy Agnew joins Eamon to talk about the result of the Italian general election, the success of Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d'Italia) party and what it may mean for Europe.Recorded on 26th September 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 26, 2022 • 27min
Ep 1533: Ireland International Soccer - Stephen Kenny’s Ireland Progressing Game By Game
John Giles joins Eamon to review Ireland's performance against Scotland in the Nations' Cup and to talk about the England team's recent decline in the run in to the World Cup in Qatar.Recorded 26th September 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 26, 2022 • 30min
Ep 1532: Putin’s War - High Morale And Battlefield Cunning The Key to Ukraine’s Success
Military Analyst and Senator Tom Clonan talks to Eamon as Putin mobilizes 300,000 troops for war in Ukraine and warns he’s not bluffing with nuclear threat. The also talk about the potential impact of the so-called referenda on joining Russia in Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.Recorded on 23rd September 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 25, 2022 • 30min
Ep 1531: Italy set to turn right at Sunday’s General Election
Author and journalist John Kampfner talks to Eamon about Putin's War and Putin's diminishing support in the world. John and Eamon talk about the Italian general election and the alliance of the right including Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy, Matteo Salvini's Lega Nord and Silvio Berlusconi's Forze Italia who together are hoping to form a coalition government following their anticipated success. They also talk about Germany's remarkable achievement in dealing with the country’s energy crisis. John Kampfner is an Executive Director at Chatham House.Recorded 23rd September 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 23, 2022 • 30min
Ep 1530: UK Mini Budget - Britain's Biggest Gamble
Economist, commentator and podcaster Chris Johns talks to Eamon about Britain's mini-budget presented today by Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwartang. Also President Joe Biden's meeting with Prime Minister Truss in Washington this week.Recorded 23rd September 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
