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.
Episodes
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Dec 15, 2021 • 30min
Ep 1295 - Increasingly Audacious China Disappears Wimbledon Tennis Champion
Taiwan-based journalist William Yang talks to Eamon about the strange and troubling events concerning Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai, the collapse of Evergrande and how Hong Kong is on the way to becoming just another Chinese City.Recorded 14th December 2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 14, 2021 • 28min
Ep 1294: Covid-19 - Without Adhering To Basic Public Health Norms We Could Be Facing A Perfect Storm
Prof. Anthony Staines talks to Eamon about the need for better cohesive action on masking, air filtration, ventilation, social distancing and vaccines as we wait for the full impact of the Omicron variant to hit Ireland.Recorded 13th December 2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 13, 2021 • 32min
Ep 1293: Even For The Top Three There Are No Easy Games In The Premier League
John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League.Recorded 13th December, 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 13, 2021 • 33min
Ep 1292: The Beatles As Never Seen Before
Musician and Rock 'n' Roll Curator BP Fallon joins Eamon to talk about the 8 hour series Get Back, directed by Peter Jackson, an extraordinary insight to the Beatles as they prepare for their last ever public performance.Recorded 13th December, 2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 11, 2021 • 27min
Ep 1291: Biden Presidency Stalled With Little Cause For Optimism
Niall Stanage talks to Eamon about Joe Biden's diminishing approval ratings, his talks with Vladamir Putin about Ukraine and this week's Summit for Democracy hosted by the US. Also Niall outlines Justice Sonia Sotomayor's concerns about the politicisation of the Supreme Court and Donald Trump's struggles in the The National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack as well as his struggles in the New York courts. Niall Stanage is Associate editor and and White House columnist for The Hill.Recorded 10th December 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 10, 2021 • 31min
Ep 1290: Boris - One Scandal From Oblivion
Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about a dramatic week in British politics.Recorded 10th December 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 9, 2021 • 29min
Ep 1289: Paschal Donohoe - Facing Into Tough Times But We’ve Shown Our Resilience As a People
Paschal Donohoe, Minister for Finance, talks to Eamon about the challenges brought on by Covid-19 for people and businesses, the resilience of the Irish economy and how Europe is facing great change in its democracies and societies.Recorded 8th December 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 8, 2021 • 33min
Ep 1288: Covid-19 - No Happy Ending If We Continue As We Are
Prof. Gerry Killeen joins Eamon to talk about the current situation with Covid-19 and the consequences of a 'Living with Covid' strategy if we don't plan for elimination. Gerry Killeen is AXA Research chair in applied pathogen ecology at the School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences at University College Cork.Recorded 7th November 2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 7, 2021 • 27min
Ep 1287: Covid-19 - I Did It My Way, By Michael Martin
Fionnan Sheahan, Ireland Editor for Independent News and Media, talks to Eamon, about the latest developments as the Government gets to grip with managing the message around Covid-19 restrictions.Recorded 7th December 2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 7, 2021 • 34min
Ep 1286: Covid-19 - Despite 15,000 Covid Deaths Swedes Remain Sanguine and Party On
Stockholm-based journalist Philip O'Connor talks to Eamon about the Covid surge in Sweden, a country with an R rate of over 1.5, a 78.3% rate of vaccination and few measures in place to control the spread of the virus.Recorded 6th December, 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
