

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 14, 2022 • 33min
Ep 1342: Man United, Spurs and Arsenal - Lacking Leadership and Heading South
John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League games.Recorded 14th February, 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 12, 2022 • 52min
Repost: Ronan O'Gara
Ronan O'Gara is a former rugby player. He played as a fly-half and is second most-capped player and highest ever points scorer. He is currently head coach of La Rochelle in the French Top 14. Eamon spoke to Ronan in July 2017. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 11, 2022 • 24min
Ep 1341: Inflation and Covid-19 See Biden’s Approval Ratings Drop. Moderate Americans Begin to Fear Civil War
Washington-based journalist Niall Stanage joins Eamon to discuss some of this week's events in US politics.Recorded 11th February 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 11, 2022 • 25min
Ep 1340: Midweek Premier League Review - Man United Badly Need A Manager
John Giles and Liam Brady review the midweek Premier League games. Recorded 11th February, 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 8, 2022 • 29min
Ep 1338: Boris Johnson's Disgrace Touches New Low
Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon.Recorded 8th February 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 8, 2022 • 32min
Ep 1339: Post-Covid Dáil Politics Head Into the Unknown
Fionnán Sheahan joins Eamon to talk about the challenges facing the Government parties in the run-up to the next election. Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor at the Irish Independent.Recorded 8th February 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 7, 2022 • 28min
Ep 1337: Is The Good Friday Agreement Still Fit For Purpose?
Journalist and author Sam McBride talks to Eamon about the DUP threats to the Northern Ireland Protocol. Sam McBride in Northern Ireland Editor for the Belfast Telegraph and the Sunday Independent and author of Burned: The Inside Story of the Cash-for-Ash Scandal and Northern Ireland's Secretive New Elite.Recorded 7th February 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 7, 2022 • 24min
Ep 1336: Toothless EU Found Wanting By the Crisis in Ukraine
Author and journalist John Kampfner talks to Eamon about the geo-political implications of the crisis in Ukraine and why Germany is so reticent in this moment.Recorded 7th February 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 5, 2022 • 53min
Repost: Johnny Sexton
In October 2018 John Sexton met Eamon to talk about his life and career in professional rugby.Recorded in October, 2018. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 4, 2022 • 32min
Ep 1335: Trump Promises to Pardon Jan 6th Insurrectionists As Money Pours Into 2024 War Chest
Niall Stanage reports from Washington on Joe Biden, the death of ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, Nancy Pelosi's Select Committee on the Insurrection, and the New York Times revelation of Donald Trump's direct involvement in plans to seize voting machines.Recorded on 4th February, 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


