

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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Jan 25, 2021 • 44min
Ep 1001: Liverpool Crisis is Serious
John Giles joins Eamon to review Manchester Utd.'s defeat of Liverpool in this weekend's FA Cup round. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 20, 2021 • 32min
Ep 1000: Covid-19 – Not The Time For Schools to Open, Politicians and Media Leading Us to Disaster
Tomás Ryan, Associate Professor at the School of Biochemistry & Immunology, Trinity College Dublin and an Associate of the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, talks to Eamon about the failures of government strategy and the potential for a fourth wave. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 19, 2021 • 28min
Ep 999: Trump Drives America to the Edge
Niall Stanage reports from Washington on the eve of Joe Biden's inauguration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 18, 2021 • 35min
Ep 998: Review of the Weekend’s Premier League and Reflections on Wayne Rooney’s Playing Career
John Giles joins Eamon to review the weekend fixtures and to talk about Wayne Rooney's playing career as he announces his retirement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 18, 2021 • 33min
Ep 997: Navalny Case Shows That Kremlin No Longer Cares What West Thinks
Bryan MacDonald, Head of Russia Desk at RT Online, talks to Eamon from Sochi in Russia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 16, 2021 • 32min
Ep 996: Tough For Boris’s Britain in the Post-Trump World
Chris Johns joins Eamon to discuss the evolving relationship between Britain and the United States, as well as the possible rebirth of Keynesian economics under President Joe Biden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 15, 2021 • 24min
Ep 995: Covid-19 – Premier League Plays On For Now
Miguel Delaney, chief football writer at the UK Independent, talks to Eamon about the battle to keep football going during the current lockdown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 15, 2021 • 32min
Ep 994: Mother and Baby Homes Report – Coming to Terms With Our Cruel Past?
Diarmaid Ferriter, professor of modern Irish history at UCD, talks to Eamon about the Mother and Baby Homes report published this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 14, 2021 • 35min
Ep 993: Covid-19 – Top Musician on his Battle to Survive the Pandemic
Musician Dave Browne, frontman of the band PictureHouse, talks to Eamon about the particular challenges artists and others in the music industry have faced during the Covid pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 13, 2021 • 30min
Ep 992: Matt Laslo - Face to Face with Trump's Deadly Mob in the Capitol
Political Correspondent Matt Laslo was in the Capitol when Trump supporters invaded and tells Eamon what it means for America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


