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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May 18, 2021 • 32min
Ep 1112: Rory Wins Again And Leads the Way in Rejecting the Saudi's Golf Super League
Journalist and Golf Channel Contributor Eamon Lynch talks to Eamon in advance of the PGA Championship's return to Kiawah Island. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 17, 2021 • 32min
Ep 1111: Why We Love Football - Liverpool's and Leicester’s Weekend
John Giles joins Eamon to review the weekend's football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 17, 2021 • 35min
Ep 1109: The Uncomfortable Truth About Housing
Karl Deeter, housing expert and financial advisor with Yes.ie, talks to Eamon about the issues which have caused the current anger about housing in Ireland, and why the real solutions might be unpalatable for many. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 14, 2021 • 30min
Ep 1108: Joe Biden's First Bad Week
Niall Stanage reports on a challenging period for the US President as he faces issues from inflation to Israel, while divisions deepen in the Republican party as Liz Cheney is ousted from her position in the House of Representatives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 14, 2021 • 26min
Ep 1107: Western Powers Stand Idly By as Hamas and Israel Pursue Their Deadly Ends
Journalist and author Peter Oborne joins Eamon to talk about the escalating violence in Gaza. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 13, 2021 • 31min
Ep 1106: Ballymurphy to Derry – Eamon McCann on Paras' Massacres
Eamonn McCann talks to Eamon about the campaign to get justice for ten people murdered by the British Army in West Belfast in 1971, and what Boris Johnson's response to this week's findings can tell us about the British attitude to Northern Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 13, 2021 • 23min
Ep 1105: Europe – Migrants Out, Holiday Makers In
Naomi O'Leary, Europe correspondent with the Irish Times, talks to Eamon about immigration arguments in Europe, and the prospect of summer holidays on the continent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 12, 2021 • 30min
Ep 1104: No Pandemic Recession in Drug Trade
Nicola Tallant, Investigation Editor for The Sunday World, reports on a nation awash with drugs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 11, 2021 • 32min
Ep 1103: Britain 2021 - English Nationalists Rule Ok
Chris Johns talks to Eamon in the aftermath of the recent elections across Britain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 10, 2021 • 32min
Ep 1102: Housing Crisis - Solutions May Require Changes to the Constitution
Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, joins Eamon to discuss the current housing crisis and the impact of Covid-19 on fiscal planning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
