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The Stand with Eamon Dunphy

The Stand with Eamon Dunphy is a current affairs, sport and culture podcast posting five or more episodes each week.


Editor and Presenter - Eamon Dunphy

As 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.

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Episodes

Ep 885: Covid-19 - How Australia is Beating the Virus

Dr. Niall Conroy, Consultant in Public Medicine in Queensland, talks to Eamon about how the combination of strong leadership and listening to the doctors suppressed Covid-19 across Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 01, 202028 min

Ep 879: White Collar Job Security A Thing of the Past

Chris Johns talks to Eamon about the economic consequences of the pandemic on Ireland and the UK, and the pivotal decisions faced by Rishi Sunak and Paschal Donohoe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 26, 202030 min

Ep 876: Covid-19 – In Sweden, the Jury is Still Out

Philip O'Connor reports from Stockholm on the early signs of a Swedish spike, and Johan Giesecke's contribution to the Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 Response. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 24, 202029 min

Ep 867: Two Northern Communities – Further Apart Than Ever

Billy Hutchinson, leader of the Progressive Unionist Party, joins Eamon to discuss the Internal Markets Bill and the consequences of a no-deal Brexit for Northern Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 16, 202028 min

Ep 864: Personal Behaviour the Key to Winning the War With Covid

Ahead of new pandemic protocols set to be announced by the Irish government tomorrow, Tomás Ryan, Associate Professor in the School of Biochemistry and Immunology and Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, talks to Eamon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 14, 202034 min

Ep 859: Chaos in the World's Most Potent Democracy

CNN Journalist Donie O'Sullivan talks to Eamon about disinformation and November's Presidential Election and whether Trump might refuse to leave the White House if defeated. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 08, 202033 min
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