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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Sep 12, 2022 • 28min
Ep 1519: Putin’s Domestic Critics Go Public As Some of His Soldiers Give Up the Fight
Journalist and film maker Johnny O'Reilly talks to Eamon about developments on the the frontlines in the War in Ukraine.Recorded on 12th September 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 12, 2022 • 29min
Ep 1518: Robert Harris on his new book Act of Oblivion
Author Robert Harris joins Eamon to talk about his new book Act of Oblivion and contemporary British politics.Recorded 8th September 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 10, 2022 • 27min
Ep 1517: Serial Conman Trump Plays For Time in the American Courts
Niall Stanage talks to Eamon. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House Columnist for that publication.Recorded 9th September 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 9, 2022 • 29min
Ep 1516: No "Handouts" Truss Offers The Biggest Handout in British History
Economist, commentator and podcaster Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Also Chris and Eamon talk about Prime Minister Liz Truss's plans to address the energy crisis.Recorded 9th September 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 8, 2022 • 28min
Ep 1515: China / Russia Alliance Testing The West’s Resolve
Taiwan-based journalist William Yang joins Eamon to talk about China's alliance with Russia, the targeting of Japan with joint military exercises and the immense pressures on the Chinese economy with continuing Covid-19 lockdowns and trouble in the property market.Recorded on 6th September 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 7, 2022 • 29min
Ep 1514: Long Covid Is a Chronic Illness - Why Is It Being Ignored In Ireland?
Christine Loscher, Professor of Immunology at DCU, talks to Eamon.Recorded on 6th September 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 5, 2022 • 37min
Ep 1513: Premier League Review - No Agreement on VAR
John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League games.Recorded 5th September 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 5, 2022 • 26min
Ep 1512: Mikhail Gorbachev's Heroic Failure to Save The Soviet Union
John Kampfner joins Eamon to talk about Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's recent speech addressing European security and the Russian threat, the Tory Leadership race and the impact of Brexit and the Italian Election. John Kampfner is an author and journalist and was Bureau Chief for the Daily Telegraph at the time of the dissolution of the Soviet Union. John is also an Executive Director at Chatham House, leading its UK in the World initiative.Recorded on 2nd September 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 3, 2022 • 28min
Ep 1511: Joe Biden Takes the Gloves Off To Warn America Of The Republican Threat
Niall Stanage talks to Eamon. Niall is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House columnist for that publication.Recorded on 2nd September 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 2, 2022 • 29min
Ep 1510: With Liz Truss Poised to Enter Downing Street, is Britain Bent on Self-Destruction?
Economist, commentator and podcaster Chris Johns talks to Eamon about the likely election of Liz Truss to be Prime Minister of the UK.Recorded on 1st September 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
