

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 16, 2018 • 47min
Ep 131: Housing crisis – the truth behind the slogans
Eamon is joined by Karl Deeter of Irish Mortgage Brokers to look at the issue of housing in Ireland, and why perhaps all is not quite as as cut and dry as it seems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 13, 2018 • 40min
Ep 129: Mick Clifford on the Disclosures Tribunal
Eamon is joined by Mick Clifford of the Irish Examiner to get the latest from the Disclosures Tribunal, the potential fallout, media involvement and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 9, 2018 • 49min
Ep 128: Conor Brady on newspapers and the guards
Eamon is joined by Conor Brady, former editor of the Irish Times, to discuss a lifetime working in newspapers and what the future holds for the industry. He also discusses the role of the Gardai in Irish society, and more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 7, 2018 • 40min
Ep 127: Football – the battle for the top four, and much more
Liam Brady, John Giles and Eamon have a robust debate as they agree to disagree on a number of Premier League issues, including Guardiola, Pogba and Klopp, as well as who'll finish in the top four – the gloves come off! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 6, 2018 • 33min
Ep 126: Trump v the FBI - a fight to the death
Niall Stanage of The Hill newspaper in Washington joins Eamon for the latest on Donald Trump, the Robert Mueller led FBI investigation, the Dow Jones slump, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 2, 2018 • 36min
Ep 125: A passionate defence of Pep Guardiola
Eamon is joined by John Giles to discuss the end of the transfer window, the first signs of Arsene Wenger's power at Arsenal being diluted, Paul Pogba's below par performance against Spurs, and John disagrees with Eamon over the performance of Pep at Man City. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 30, 2018 • 44min
Ep 124: The year of the the Donald
As Donald Trump prepares to make his state of the union speech, Eamon and Niall Stanage of The Hill newspaper in Washington 'celebrate' the first year of his presidency, compare him to previous presidents, discuss the Russia probe, the work he's done, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 30, 2018 • 46min
Ep 123: The long, lonely road of Maurice McCabe
Mick Clifford of the Irish Examiner discusses the treatment of Sergeant Maurice McCabe and his grotesque treatment as the Disclosures Tribunal continues at Dublin Castle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 25, 2018 • 32min
Ep 122: The Dapper Don is finished
Nicola Tallant, Investigations Editor with the Sunday World, with the latest on the Hutch - Kinahan feud, more murders, their middle-eastern difficulties, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 23, 2018 • 41min
Ep 121: Liverpool do it again
Eamon is joined by John Giles and Didi Hamann to discuss Liverpool's defeat to Swansea, the Alexis Sanchez move from Arsenal to Man Utd and the Gunners interest in Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and the two guests disagree with Eamon's opinion of Pep Guardiola and his Man City team. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


