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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Sep 25, 2021 • 30min
Ep 1214: Incompetence Becoming the Trademark for Biden Administration
Niall Stanage, Associate Editor of The Hill and White House Columnist, talks to Eamon. Recorded 24/9/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 24, 2021 • 25min
Ep 1213: Taiwanese Remain Optimistic They Can Survive Chinese Belligerence
Journalist William Yang talks to Eamon following the announcement of the AUKUS deal and China's reaction to it. Recorded on 21/9/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 23, 2021 • 22min
Ep 1212: No Longer a Player in International Affairs But France Remains Sanguine
Simon Kuper talks to Eamon about the reaction in France to the AUKUS deal, Emmanuel Macron as he faces an election in 2022 and the impact of Angela Merkel's departure from German politics. Simon Kuper is a columnist with the FT and author of Barca: the Inside Story of the World's Greatest Football Club. Recorded 22/9/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 22, 2021 • 37min
Ep 1210: Britain Faces Winter of Discontent With No Quick End to the Energy Crisis
Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about the unfolding gas crisis hitting Britain and its impact on industry and families and what the consequences could be for Ireland. Recorded 21/9/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 21, 2021 • 41min
Ep 1209: Covid-19 - Have NPHET and the Government a Winter Plan? If Not, Why Not?
Tomás Ryan talks to Eamon as the country lifts more restrictions. Tomás Ryan is Associate Professor at the School of Biochemistry & Immunology, Trinity College Dublin, and an associate of the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience. He is also a founding member of the Independent Scientific Advocacy Group (ISAG). Recorded 20/9/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 20, 2021 • 29min
Ep 1208: Premier League Review and an Appreciation of Jimmy Greaves
John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend games and reflect on the the life of the great Jimmy Greaves. Recorded on 20/9/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 20, 2021 • 30min
Ep 1207: As Angela Merkel Retires Can Germany Fill The Vacuum Left Behind?
John Kampfner talks to Eamon in advance of the German Election on 26th September. John Kampfner is a journalist and author of "Why the Germans Do it Better: Notes from a Grown-up Country". Recorded on 17/9/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 17, 2021 • 30min
Ep 1206: Democratic Light Fading in The United States
Niall Stanage, Associate Editor of The HIll and White House Columnist, reports from Washington. Recorded 17/9/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 16, 2021 • 35min
Ep 1205: How The Monk Was Caught
Nicola Tallant, Investigations Editor for the Sunday World, talks to Eamon about the pressures that saw Gerry ‘the Monk’ Hutch being captured and how George ‘the Penguin’ Mitchell remained neutral in the Kinahan / Hutch feud. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 15, 2021 • 34min
Ep 1204: European Union - Searching for a Role in a Dangerous Changing World
Naomi O'Leary, Irish Times Europe Correspondent, talks to Eamon from Strasbourg.Recorded 14/9/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
