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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Niall Stanage reports from Washington on Joe Biden's commitment of support for Israel following the attack on Israel by Hamas, Donald Trump's criticism on Prime Minister Netanyahu and Steve Scalise's struggle to get full Republican support in the House. Recorded on Thursday 12th October 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dmitry Elovsky joins Eamon from Vilnius in Lithuania to talk about the impact on the War in Ukraine of Israel / Hamas war. Also, the cool reception for Zelensky in Washington last week and the fracturing of European support for Ukraine bode badly for Ukraine. Dmitry is a Russian journalist and Chief Editor for Khordorkovsky.Live. Before the war he was Deputy Editor-in-Chief for the independent TV Rain in Moscow. Recorded on Tuesday 10th October 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...
Matt Williams joins Eamon to review Ireland's victory against Scotland in the last of the pool games in the Rugby World Cup. Matt Williams is a former rugby coach, a columnist for The Irish Times and contributes to Virgin Media's coverage of the Rugby World Cup 2023. Recorded on Tuesday 10th October 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Giles joins Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League. Recorded on Monday 9th October 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Author and journalist Peter Oborne talks to Eamon about the attack by Hamas on Israel launched from the Gaza Strip on Saturday 7th October. Peter Oborne is author of a number of books including The Fate of Abraham: Why the West is Wrong about Islam. He writes a political column for Middle East Eye . Recorded on Monday 9th October 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about Sam Bankman-Fried, who is currently on trial in New York over the collapse of FTX, the crypto currency exchange he founded in 2019. Recorded on Friday 6th October 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Niall Stanage talk to Eamon about the ousting of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, his possible successors and Donald Trump's civil case in New York. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House Columnist for that publication. Recorded on Thursday 5th October 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Matt Williams joins Eamon to preview Ireland's match against Scotland in Paris on next Saturday night. Matt Williams is a former rugby coach, a columnist for The Irish Times and a panellist with Virgin Media on their coverage of the Rugby World Cup in France. Recorded on Thursday 5th October 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sweden-based journalist Philip O'Connor joins Eamon to talk about Sweden's move away from being a social democracy and what's behind the recent surge in gang violence. Recorded on Tuesday 3rd October 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Suzanne Lynch talks to Eamon about EU ambitions to expand and, as former Prime Minister Fico wins the Slovak election and Poland heads into an election, the new alliances among eastern European countries. Suzanne Lynch is based in Brussels where she is Chief Brussels Correspondent for Politico and host of EU Confidential. Recorded on Tuesday 3rd October 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Giles joins Eamon to review some of the weekend's Premier League matches. They also talk about VAR and ask is it time to get rid of if? Recorded on Monday 2nd October 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about a week in Britain. Recorded on 29th Septeember 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Niall Stanage talks to Eamon. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House Columnist for that publication. Recorded on 28th September 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Eamon Lynch joins Eamon as Europe meets the USA in Rome for the 2023 Ryder Cup. Eamon Lynch is co-host of Golf Today on the Golf Channel and a columnist with Golfweek, USA Today. Recorded on Wednesday 27th September 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Matt Williams joins Eamon to review some of the recent games in the Rugby World Cup in France including the South Africa v Ireland and Wales v Australia matches. Matt Williams is a former rugby coach. He writes a column for the Irish Times and is on Virgin Media's rugby television coverage. Recorded on Tuesday 26th September 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Liam Brady joins Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League fixtures. Recorded on Monday 25th September 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Economist, commentator and podcaster Chris Johns talks to Eamon about Keir Starmer making his move on Europe, Rishi Sunak's pivot on green policies, and bad news in Britain's services sector points towards the possibility of Britain slipping into recession. Also can the Liberal Democrats become a serious force after the next election? Recorded on Friday 22nd September 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Niall Stanage reports on President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Washington. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor and White House Columnist for The HIll. Recorded on Thursday 21st September 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Matt Williams joins Eamon to preview Ireland's match against South Africa in the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday. Matt Williams is an Australian rugby coach. He writes for the Irish Times and appears on Virgin Media's Rugby World Cup panel. Recorded on Thursday 21st September 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Journalist Aaron Rogan talks to Eamon about BP's CEO Bernard Looney who recently resigned and how his career unravelled. Aaron Rogan is a journalist and Deputy Editor at The Sunday Business Post and was Investigative Journalist of the Year in 2022. Recorded on Monday18th September 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Writer, broadcaster and former rugby coach Matt Williams joins Eamon to look back at the weekend's Rugby World Cup fixtures including Australia's defeat by Fiji and Ireland's victory in their match against Tonga. Recorded on Monday 18th September 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Giles joins Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League fixtures including Man U v Brighton, Wolves v Liverpool and Tottenham v Sheffield. Recorded on Monday 18th September 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Economist, commentator and podcaster Chris Johns talks to Eamon about the impact on America of Joe Biden's CHIPS and Science Act and Inflation Reduction Act. Recorded on Wednesday 13th September 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fionnán Sheahan talks to Eamon about RTÉ Executives' latest visit to meet the Oireachtas Media Committee. Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor for The Irish Independent, The Sunday Independent and independent.ie. Recorded on Friday 14th September 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Niall Stanage joins Eamon to talk about Biden's achievements in office, and the electorates' doubts about his capacity to stand in the 2024 Presidential Election as he performs poorly in polls. Also right wing House Republicans' moves to impeach the President, and Senator Mitt Romney's decision to not seek a second term. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor and White House columnist at The Hill. Recorded on Thursday 14th September 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Lithuania-based Russian journalist Dmitry Elovsky talks to Eamon about the missile strikes on a Russian naval base in Sevastopol in Crimea. Also the implications of North Korean leader Kim Jung-Un's visit to meet Putin. Dmitry is Chief Editor for Khordorkovsky.Live and former Deputy Editor-in-Chief for TV Rain in Moscow. Recorded on Wednesday 13th September 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Giles joins Eamon to talk about the international football team, Stephen Kenny and the France v Ireland match in Paris and Ireland v Netherlands in Dublin. Recorded on Monday 11th September 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Former rugby coach, broadcaster and writer Matt Williams joins Eamon to review some of the weekend's fixtures including France v New Zealand, South Africa v Scotland and Ireland v Romania. Matt is currently appearing on Virginmedia and he has had regular column in the Irish Times. Recorded on Monday 11th September 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Economist, commentator, and podcaster Chris Johns talks to Eamon about trouble in the Chinese economy. Recorded on Friday 8th September 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Niall Stanage talks to Eamon as the former Proud Boys leader, Enrique Tarrio, is sentenced to 22 years for seditious conspiracy. Also the trials of Donald Trump as he faces the consequences of his bellicose rhetoric, and a new CNN poll reveals Nikki Haley as the only candidate who could beat Joe Biden is 2024. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor and White House Columnist for The Hill. Recorded on Thursday 7th September 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
