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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May 23, 2017 • 45min
Ep 49: Remembering the Lisbon Lions 50 Years On
Fifty years ago, a Celtic team, made up of 10 men from a 10-mile radius around Glasgow and one from just 30 miles away, made history when they beat Inter-Milan to win the European Cup in Lisbon. John Giles played against that team and he joins Eamon to discuss the Lisbon Lions, as they came to be known. They also reflect on the Premier League season and name their player of the year and coach of the year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 19, 2017 • 57min
Ep 48: Frank Flannery on Enda Kenny, Fine Gael's leadership contest & why Leo Varadkar excites him
Frank Flannery, Fine Gael stalwart, former Director of Organisation and Strategy, says "Leo Varadkar is the politician that most excites me since Garret Fitzgerald," and gives his verdict on the Kenny era. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 16, 2017 • 52min
Ep 47: Ronan Lyons on the Reasons for the Housing Crisis and Some Obvious Solutions
Ronan Lyons is an assistant professor in the Department of Economics at Trinity College Dublin and an economist at Daft.ie where he conducts extensive research into the Irish property market. He joins Eamon to discuss the situation facing renters, first time buyers and homeowners in the current housing crisis and what the government could be doing to remedy it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 12, 2017 • 44min
Ep 46: Ken Doherty from Hustler to Champion
In the second part of this two part interview, Eamon talks to Ken Doherty about making his way up the ranks in Blackpool and the aftermath of his legendary victory in 1997. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 9, 2017 • 47min
Ep 45: Ken Doherty on the Long Road to Becoming World Champion
In the first of two part interview, Eamon Dunphy talks to Ken Doherty about the early days of his snooker career up to becoming World Professional Snooker Champion in 1997. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 5, 2017 • 41min
Ep 44: Ronaldo from Ferguson to Zidane
Eamon, Liam Brady and John Giles talk about Ronaldo's career to date. They also look at the Joey Barton betting scandal, his 18 month ban and Liam gives the latest on Arsenal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 2, 2017 • 1h 3min
Ep 43: Mary Fitzgerald - A Foreign Correspondent's Story
Mary Fitzgerald is one of Ireland's most distinguished journalists. She joins Eamon to discuss her seven years working for the Irish Times as a roving foreign correspondent and her time spent in Libya during the anti-Gaddafi protests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 28, 2017 • 48min
Ep 42: Dr. Peter Boylan Talks Exclusively to The Stand
In an interview with Eamon Dunphy, Dr. Peter Boylan suggests that one of the problems with the National Maternity Hospital project was that Minister Simon Harris was 'looking for a win'. He tells Eamon about his belief that the board was looking for a state of the art facility at any cost and was therefore blinded to the gravity of the situation they now find themselves in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 25, 2017 • 36min
Ep 41: Didi Casts Doubts Over Klopp's Approach
Eamon is joined by John Giles and Didi Hamann to discuss who will win this season's trophies, the good news for Manchester United and whether Guardiola has improved Manchester City or not. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 21, 2017 • 48min
Ep 40: Conte's Big Mistake Offers Spurs a Lifeline
Eamon is joined by Liam Brady and John Giles to discuss Chelsea v. Man Utd, the decline of Barcelona and Conte's first big mistake. Liam criticises Eamon's depiction of players as donkeys: "it's inappropriate from someone who played for Millwall in a league of donkeys". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
