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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 613: Liverpool – Ability and Attitude in footballing harmony

Didi Hamann and John Giles join Eamon to salute a great Liverpool team, compare the decline of Manchester United against the promise at Arsenal and Chelsea, and discuss the potential for a Manchester City comeback next season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 24, 202033 minEp. 613

Ep 612: Britain after Brexit

Labour Party finished; Harry and Megan in Exile. Eamon talks to Brendan O’Neill and asks will Britain ever be the same again? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 23, 202030 minEp. 612

Ep 610: Trump Impeached; Democrats Divided

Niall Stanage, Associate Editor of The Hill and White House Correspondent, talks to Eamon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 20, 202034 minEp. 610

Ep 608: The health crisis: where does the buck stop?

Phil Ni Sheaghdha, general secretary of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, talks to Eamon about the major issues affecting the Irish health system. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 17, 202036 minEp. 608

Ep 607: Surfing the Green Wave

Seán McCabe, a Green Party candidate for Meath East in the upcoming election, talks to Eamon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 17, 202032 minEp. 607

Ep 605: Crisis At Barcelona

Richard Fitzpatrick, an Irish football journalist based in Spain, talks to Eamon about the botched sacking of Ernesto Valverde, and what comes next for the Catalan club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 15, 202021 minEp. 605

Ep 599: Facebook – Scarier Than The Department of Defense

US software engineer Dash Winterson talks to Eamon about the changes wrought by the tech industry during the last decade, and looks ahead to what's coming down the line. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 08, 202038 minEp. 599

Ep 598: Save the planet, commit political suicide

Environmentalist John Gibbons talks to Eamon about the Australian wildfires, melting Arctic permafrost, and what we can do to stave off climate crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 07, 202044 minEp. 598

Ep 594: SDLP on the rise, Sinn Féin and Corbyn Slump

Eamonn McCann talks to Eamon about the SDLP victory in Derry, a weak showing for Sinn Féin, and the failure of Corbyn's Labour Party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 23, 201920 minEp. 594

Ep 591: The Dangers and Opportunities of Brexit

Economist and columnist Dan O'Brien talks to Eamon about the links between politics and economics during a turbulent time for Europe and the United States. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 19, 201933 minEp. 591

Ep 589: A Bloody Ugly Picture

Diarmaid Ferriter, Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD, talks to Eamon about the consequences – north and south of the border – of last week's general election in Britain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 18, 201940 minEp. 589
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