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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John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League games. Recorded 14th February, 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ronan O'Gara is a former rugby player. He played as a fly-half and is second most-capped player and highest ever points scorer. He is currently head coach of La Rochelle in the French Top 14. Eamon spoke to Ronan in July 2017. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Washington-based journalist Niall Stanage joins Eamon to discuss some of this week's events in US politics. Recorded 11th February 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Giles and Liam Brady review the midweek Premier League games. Recorded 11th February, 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon. Recorded 8th February 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fionnán Sheahan joins Eamon to talk about the challenges facing the Government parties in the run-up to the next election. Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor at the Irish Independent. Recorded 8th February 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Journalist and author Sam McBride talks to Eamon about the DUP threats to the Northern Ireland Protocol. Sam McBride in Northern Ireland Editor for the Belfast Telegraph and the Sunday Independent and author of Burned: The Inside Story of the Cash-for-Ash Scandal and Northern Ireland's Secretive New Elite. Recorded 7th February 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Author and journalist John Kampfner talks to Eamon about the geo-political implications of the crisis in Ukraine and why Germany is so reticent in this moment. Recorded 7th February 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In October 2018 John Sexton met Eamon to talk about his life and career in professional rugby. Recorded in October, 2018. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Niall Stanage reports from Washington on Joe Biden, the death of ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, Nancy Pelosi's Select Committee on the Insurrection, and the New York Times revelation of Donald Trump's direct involvement in plans to seize voting machines. Recorded on 4th February, 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tomás Ryan talks to Eamon about the current status of Covid-19 in Ireland, the dangers of Long Covid and also about a breakthrough vaccine that could eradicate Multiple Sclerosis. Tomás Ryan is Associate Professor at the School of Biochemistry and Immunology at Trinity College Dublin. Recorded 3rd February, 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Journalist Mark Tighe talks to Eamon. Mark Tighe is a journalist with the Sunday Times and author of Champagne Football: John Delaney and the Betrayal of Irish Football, The Inside Story. Recorded on 1st February, 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon to discuss the Sue Gray party report and how Boris Johnson has responded following its release. Recorded 1st February, 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Taiwan-based journalist William Yang talks to Eamon as China and Taiwan watch how the West responds to Putin's position on Ukraine. Recorded on 27th January 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday Eamonn McCann joins Eamon to recall a dark day in Irish history. Eamonn McCann is an author, journalist and activist and was on that civil rights march on 30th January 1972. Recorded 27th January 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Niall Stanage joins Eamon to talk about the week in US politics, Joe Biden’s announcement about Stephen Breyer’s replacement on the Supreme Court, and the Republican Right's rival for The Donald in 2024. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor at The Hill and White House Columnist for that paper. Recorded on 28th January 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon about Boris Johnson's poor ratings in the polls, the latest developments in Party Gate and Animal Gate and the mounting pressure from Tory rebels that Boris drops the forthcoming hike in National Insurance. Also Rishi Sunak, as a potential future Tory Party leader, keeps a low profile and plays both sides against the middle. Recorded 28th January 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nicola Tallant talks to Eamon about Freddie Thompson, one of the most feared criminals in gangland and now serving a life sentence. Nicola Tallant is Investigations Editor of The Sunday World and host of the Crime World podcast. Recorded 25th January 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Journalist and author John Kampfner talks to Eamon about the historic Russia-Ukraine ties that render NATO membership for Ukraine unthinkable for Putin and also Germany's complex relationship with Russia. John has written a number of books his most recent is Why the Germans Do it Better: Notes From a Grown-Up Country. He started his career as a foreign correspondent for Reuters in Moscow and during the dissolution of the Soviet Union he was the Daily Telegraph's Bureau Chief there. Recorded 25th...
Prof Paul Moynagh talks to Eamon about the impact of the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions and about how medical grade masks are essential for effective protection. Paul Moynagh is Professor of Immunology at Maynooth University. Recorded 24th January 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Giles, Liam Brady and Eamon herald an outstanding new tv analyst and point out how a millionaire can become poor by buying a football club… in this case Everton. And they review the weekend's games including Southampton v Man City, Crystal Palace v Liverpool, Chelsea v Tottenham. Recorded 24th January 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Journalist Philip O'Connor reports from Stockholm on Sweden's developments in the Covid-19 pandemic. Recorded on 21st January 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Author and actor Gabriel Byrne and Eamon talk about Gabriel's memoir, "Walking with Ghosts", first published in the Autumn of 2020. This interview about Gabriel's memoir was recorded in December 2020. Next week Gabriel Byrne returns to the Gaiety Theatre for the world premiere of Walking with Ghosts , adapted for theatre from this best-selling memoir. First posted on 3rd December 2020. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Gina Murphy, Proprietor of Hugo's Restaurant in Merrion Row in Dublin, talks to Eamon about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Recorded 21st January, 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nicola Tallant, Investigations Editor for The Sunday World, talks to Eamon. Recorded 18th January, 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon as calls for Boris Johnson's resignation intensify. Recorded on 18th January, 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Journalist Rachel Lavin joins Eamon to talk through what the Covid-19 data tells us about how the virus could evolve from here and she presents four potential scenarios for the coming months. Recorded 17th January, 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League games. Recorded 17th January 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Economist Jim Power talks to Eamon about the threats to SMEs from Covid-19 uncertainties, what the increased tax intake from the multi-national sector means for Ireland and how Inflation and high interest rates are a major threat to aspiring home owners. Recorded 13th January 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Niall Stanage talks to Eamon about President Joe Biden's struggles as the Supreme Court strikes down his Vaccine Mandate Bill, Covid-19 cases surge and his Voting Rights Bill stumbles as Democrat Kyrsten Sinema continues to oppose reform of the filibuster. Recorded 14th January 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
