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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Oct 6, 2021 • 28min
Ep 1224: Life Under the Taliban - American Photojournalist Reports from Kabul
American Photojournalist Victor J Blue (www.victorblue.com) reports from Kabul amid signs that the West will recognise the Taliban regime. Recorded 5th October 2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 5, 2021 • 28min
Ep 1223: The End of an Era in Spanish Football As Real and Barca Struggle
Barcelona based journalist, Richard Fitzpatrick, joins Eamon to talk about the troubles in the Spanish football league. Recorded 4/10/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 4, 2021 • 30min
Ep 1222: Premier League Review - Liverpool Must Give Mo Salah the Contract He Deserves
John Giles and Eamon review the weekend's Premier League and ask is time up for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer? Recorded 4/10/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 2, 2021 • 32min
Ep 1221: Boris Johnson - Campaigning In Slogans, Governing in Chaos
Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about the disruption across Great Britain's supply chains and Keir Starmer's Labour Party Conference. Recorded on 1/10/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 1, 2021 • 30min
Ep 1220: Trump’s Republican Party Set to Capitalise on Biden’s Pyrrhic Victory
Niall Stanage reports from Washington. Recorded 1/10/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 30, 2021 • 34min
Ep 1219: Corporation Tax - Pressure on Ireland’s 12.5% Rate May Be Hard To Resist
Economist Jim Power talks to Eamon. Recorded 28/9/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 29, 2021 • 29min
Ep 1218: UK Chaos - Britain Pays the Price for Brexit. Without Radical Change Ireland Will Too
Verona Murphy, Independent TD for Wexford and former President of the Road Haulage Association, talks to Eamon about the threats facing businesses large and small from the driver shortages in Britain and Ireland. Recorded 28/9/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 28, 2021 • 30min
Ep 1217: School Testing and Tracing Should Not Be Stopped. Privacy Issues Should Not be in Play
Tomás Ryan joins Eamon to talk about the HSE's removal of Covid-19 testing, tracing and outbreak notifications within schools. Recorded on 28/9/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 28, 2021 • 31min
Ep 1216: Mica - A Living Nightmare for Irish Families, A First Hand Account
Michael Doherty, PRO for The Mica Action Group, and Paddy Diver, both personally affected by the damaging impact of Mica on their homes, talk to Eamon. Recorded 27/9/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 27, 2021 • 34min
Ep 1215: Premier League Review - Best Premier League Ever
John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's games. Recorded 27/9/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
