

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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Feb 3, 2020 • 28min
Ep 623: Six Nations Rugby - A Tough Year for Ireland, says Neil Francis
Neil Francis reviews the weekend rugby with Eamon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 3, 2020 • 23min
Ep 622: Robert Fisk
Robert Fisk, Middle East reporter for the Independent, talks to Eamon about Trump's plan for peace in Israel, and the fallout from the killing of Iranian general Kassem Suleimani. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 1, 2020 • 28min
Ep 621: Sanders Surges as Biden Falters
Niall Stanage reports from Iowa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 31, 2020 • 44min
Ep 620: Election Special – Micheál Martin, Leader of Fianna Fáil
Eamon talks to Micheál Martin about the pressing issues of housing, health, climate change, and the mixed legacy of Fianna Fáil. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 30, 2020 • 28min
Ep 619: A New Dawn for Irish Rugby
Neil Francis joins Eamon to look ahead to this year's Six Nations championship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 29, 2020 • 50min
Ep 618: Is there an alternative to civil war politics?
Diarmaid Ferriter, Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD, talks to Eamon about the cultural and political differences between the major Irish political parties, and the divisions among the smaller parties. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 29, 2020 • 20min
Ep 617: The Pension Debate – A French Perspective
Lara Marlowe, Paris correspondent with the Irish Times, talks to Eamon about Macron's pension wars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 28, 2020 • 32min
Ep 616: High Stakes Poker – How Elections are Won and Lost
Former government press secretary Mandy Johnston on the path to power. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 27, 2020 • 38min
Ep 615: The Death of An American Icon
Hannah Thornton, Irish basketball player, and Jarlath Regan, comedian and basketball fan, talk to Eamon about the tragic death of Kobe Bryant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 24, 2020 • 32min
Ep 614: Trump Safe, Sanders the Democrat to watch
Niall Stanage reports from Washington. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


