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 6, 2021 • 31min
Ep 1193: Stephen Kenny - Four Games To Prove He’s the Man For the Job
John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to reflect on the big issues facing Irish soccer. Recorded 6/9/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 6, 2021 • 33min
Ep 1192: Covid-19 - Sweden’s Deadly Failure
Stockholm-based journalist Philip O’Connor talks to Eamon about Anders Tegnall’s herd immunity strategy and vaccine resistance among many Swedes. Recorded 3/9/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 4, 2021 • 29min
Ep 1191: Real Madrid and Barcelona Wounded And Unlikely Challengers for European Honours
Journalist Richard Fitzpatrick reports from Barcelona on the turmoil at the top of Spanish soccer. Recorded 3/9/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 3, 2021 • 31min
Ep 1190: A Very Bad Week for American Democrats
Niall Stanage joins Eamon from Washington to discuss a difficult week in American politics. Recorded 3/9/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 2, 2021 • 30min
Ep 1189: Bryson DeChambeau - the New And Not Entirely Welcome Face of Golf
Eamon Lynch talks to Eamon about the DeChambeau Revolution, the $20 million Tour Championship and the Ryder Cup. Recorded 31/8/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 1, 2021 • 28min
Ep 1188: Taiwan - Will America's Retreat from Afghanistan Embolden China?
Journalist William Yang talks to Eamon from Taiwan as the US completes its withdrawal from Afghanistan and about China's brutal suppression of human rights protest in Hong Kong. Recorded 31/8/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 31, 2021 • 33min
Ep. 1187: Air Filtration and Antigen Testing - Must Try Harder As Schools Reopen
Paul Moynagh, Professor of Immunology at Maynooth University, talks to Eamon about Covid-19 safety measures needed in schools and the success of the vaccine in limiting serious illness. Recorded on 31/8/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 31, 2021 • 49min
Ep 1186: Afghanistan - Fractured Alliances Pose A Threat To The West
Historian Diarmaid Ferriter and Chris Johns join Eamon to discuss the Afghan debacle, what caused it and how do we respond. Recorded 30/8/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 30, 2021 • 38min
Ep 1185: Premier League Review
Liam Brady and John Giles join Eamon to talk about the weekend soccer, Ronaldo’s return to Man U and Denis Law’s tragic announcement last week that he has dementia. Recorded 30/8/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 30, 2021 • 42min
Ep 1184: Barça: The Inside Story of The World's Greatest Football Club
Journalist and author Simon Kuper talks to Eamon about his new book Barça, The Inside Story of the World's Greatest Football Club. Recorded 27/8/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
