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The Stand with Eamon Dunphy

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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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Ep 1623: Ukraine morale strengthening despite Putin’s barbaric attacks on its people

Journalist and film maker Johnny O'Reilly joins Eamon to talk about the war in Ukraine and the mercenary Wagner Group's battle for Soledar and Bakhmut. Also Volodymyr Zelensky's successful appeals for more weapons bring a superior technical defence system to the war. Johnny also talks about the increasing number of defenestrations and other mystery deaths of Putin's critics. Recorded on 11th January 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jan 12, 2023•31 min

Ep 1622: Europe’s unity being tested by Putin’s War

Journalist and author John Kampfner talks to Eamon about global instability and the threats facing democracies. John Kampfner writes for a number of publications and his most recent book is How the Germans Do it Better: Notes from a Grown-Up Country. He is currently an Executive Director at Chatham House where he is leading its UK in the World initiative. Recorded 9th January 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jan 11, 2023•26 min

Ep 1620: Sláinte Care is Dead

Fionnán Sheahan joins Eamon to talk about the crisis in the health service. Fionnán is Ireland Editor for the Irish Independent, the Sunday Independent and Independent.ie. Recorded 9th January 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 09, 2023•32 min

Ep 1619: Lightweight Rishi beware as Boris on manoeuvres

Economist, podcaster and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's five point plan announced this week. Chris also outlines recent research on the impact of Brexit on the UK economy. Recorded on 5th January 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 06, 2023•26 min

Ep 1618: Chaos in Congress may reflect Donald Trump’s waning influence on Republicans

Niall Stanage joins Eamon to talk about the chaos in Congress as Republican representative Kevin McCarthy fails to secure the position of Speaker of the House. Also Congressman George Santos.. who does he think he is? Niall Stanage is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House columnist for that publication. Recorded 5th January 2023 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 05, 2023•27 min

Ep 1617: Putin’s War - Putin’s miscalculations may cost Russia dearly

Senator Tom Clonan talks to Eamon about the death of Private Sean Rooney in Lebanon and the critical injury of Trooper Shane Kearney while they served with UN peacekeepers. Also Russia's military campaign as Ukraine claims hundreds of Russians troops killed by missile attack in Makiivka on a former vocational college. Recorded on 3rd January 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 04, 2023•29 min

Ep 1616: Premier League review and memories of Pelé

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to pay tribute to Pelé and review the weekend's Premier League as ailing Liverpool seem unlikely to find a cure and Arsenal forge ahead. Recorded on 3rd January 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 03, 2023•34 min

REPOST: Mikhail Gorbachev's Heroic Failure to Save The Soviet Union

John Kampfner joins Eamon to talk about Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's recent speech addressing European security and the Russian threat, the Tory Leadership race and the impact of Brexit and the Italian Election. John Kampfner is an author and journalist and was Bureau Chief for the Daily Telegraph at the time of the dissolution of the Soviet Union. John is also an Executive Director at Chatham House, leading its UK in the World initiativ...

Dec 31, 2022•26 min

REPOST: Ted Walsh Remembers Lester Piggott

Trainer and Horse Racing Analyst Ted Walsh talks to Eamon about the great Lester Piggott who died in Switzerland on Sunday morning. Recorded 30th May 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 30, 2022•25 min

REPOST: Julian Assange - Telling The Ugly Truth And Now Facing Life in Prison

Journalist and author Peter Oborne talks to Eamon about the case of Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks whose extradition to the US has been agreed by UK Home Secretary Priti Patel. Peter and Eamon also talk about the story that disappeared from The Times and Boris Johnson's relationship with the press. Recorded on 20th June 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 29, 2022•26 min

REPOST: Climate Emergency - Fiddling While Our World Burns

Campaigning journalist John Gibbons talks to Eamon about the climate emergency and how the geo-political events of the moment are distracting from the severity of what the planet faces. Recorded on 7th July 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 28, 2022•33 min

REPOST: Michael Collins - The Man and The Myth

Diarmaid Ferriter, Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD, talks to Eamon on the centenary of Michael Collins death at Béal na Bláth in Co. Cork on 22nd August 1922. Recorded on 22nd August 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 27, 2022•30 min

REPOST: Robert Harris on his new book Act of Oblivion

Author Robert Harris joins Eamon to talk about his new book Act of Oblivion and contemporary British politics. Recorded 8th September 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 23, 2022•29 min

Ep 1614: United Nation - Still someway to go to unite Ireland

Frank Connolly joins Eamon to talk about his new book United Nation: The Case for Integrating Ireland. Frank is an investigative journalist and author of NAMA-Land, Tom Gilmartin and a novel, Conspiracy of Lies. He is currently Head of Communications at SIPTU. Recorded on 13th December 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 21, 2022•29 min

Ep 1611: Republican controlled Congress to target Hunter Biden

Niall Stanage talks to Eamon from Washington about the United States' role in security in the West, Kevin McCarthy's hopes to be the next Speaker of the House, the Republican Party's relationship with Donald Trump and the likelihood of hearings in a Republican led Congress concerning the activities of Hunter Biden. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House columnist for that publication. Recorded on 16th December 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

Dec 17, 2022•27 min

Ep 1610: Tories fail to govern while Britain paralysed by strikes

Economist, commentator and podcaster Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about the impact of the many strikes across Britain's transport, health and infrastructure sectors. Also Sam Bankman-Fried and his crypto currency exchange FTX: who is he and what has he done? Recorded on 16th December 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 16, 2022•25 min

Ep 1608: Failure of Zero Covid policy raises questions about China’s leader, Xi Jinping

Journalist and author Ian Williams talks to Eamon about China’s lifting of zero covid restrictions in response to protests, Chinese authorities' pursuit of the Hong Kong entrepreneur and activist Jimmy Lai and Xi Jinping's Belt and Road initiative and how it's penetrating the world's infrastructure. Recorded on 14th December 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 15, 2022•31 min

Ep 1606: Putin’s great gamble may end sooner rather than later

Lithuania-based Russian journalist, Dmitry Elovsky, joins Eamon to talk about Putin's War and TV Rain, the Russian independent tv channel that has recently been shut down by Latvia. Dmitry Elovsky is Chief Editor for the You Tube channel Khordorkovsky.Live. Before the war he was Deputy Editor-in-Chief for TV Rain in Moscow. TV Rain left Moscow when Putin invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Recorded on 12th December 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 13, 2022•29 min

Ep 1604: Democrats take the Senate, Trump takes a hit

Niall Stanage reports from Washington on victory for the Democrats in the Georgia election run-off and the release of Brittany Griner in a prisoner exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Also Trump's legal troubles, and the Senate and the House bring in legislation to protect same sex marriage and inter-racial marriage. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor for the Hill and White House columnist for that paper. Recorded 9th December 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

Dec 10, 2022•27 min

Ep 1601: Putin’s War - Cap on oil prices unlikely to trouble Putin

Russian economist Constantin Gurdgiev talks to Eamon about the state of Russia's economy in light of sanctions and as the cap on the price of Russian oil exports is introduced with a cap on petroleum products to to follow on 5th February 2023. Constantin Gurdgiev is the Associate Professor of Finance with University of Northern Colorado and an Adjunct Professor of Finance with Trinity Business School in Dublin. Recorded on 6th December 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

Dec 07, 2022•31 min
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