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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 1903: Trump’s Russian policy - Putin gloats as Trump’s man, Tucker Carlson, grovels

Dmitry Elovsky joins Eamon to talk about Tucker Carlson's two hour interview with Vladimir Putin, the war in Ukraine, and Donald Trump's recent comments on European NATO countries. Dmitry Elovsky is Chief Editor at the YouTube channel Khordorkovsky.Live. Recorded on Tuesday 13th February 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 14, 202426 min

Ep 1901: Ireland excel as Six Nations rivals stall or go backwards

Former rugby coach, columnist and analyst Matt Williams joins Eamon to review the weekend's Six Nations including Ireland's outstanding win against Italy in Dublin. Matt writes about rugby for the Irish Times and is a member of Virgin Media's Six Nations' panel. Recorded on Monday 12th February 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 13, 202424 min

Ep 1900: Nationalist First Minister does not place us within “touching distance” of Irish unity

Diarmaid Ferriter talks to Eamon. Diarmaid Ferriter is an author and professor of modern Irish history at University College Dublin. He writes a weekly opinion column in the Irish Times. His books include Between Two Hells: The Irish Civil War; The Border: The Legacy of a Century of Anglo-Irish Politics; A Nation and not a Rabble: The Irish Revolution 1913–23; and The Transformation of Ireland 1900-2000 Recorded on Thursday 8th February 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

Feb 12, 202432 min

Ep 1897: PopCon - Liz Truss enlists Nigel Farage in attempt to push the Tories further right

Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon about Liz Truss's PopCon, why the British aren't as concerned as the Tories about immigration, British print media, why Keir Starmer says little about a potential Labour Government, and King Charles's cancer diagnosis. Recorded on Tuesday 6th February 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 07, 202432 min

Ep 1894: Is the West losing moral authority by blindly supporting Israel’s oppression of the Palestinian people?

Journalist and author Peter Oborne joins Eamon to discuss Israel's war against the Palestinians. Peter Oborne is author of a number of books including The Fate of Abraham: Why the West is Wrong about Islam, and The Assault on Truth: Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and the Emergence of a New Moral Barbarism . He writes a political column for Middle East Eye and a diary column for the Byline Times . In 2012 and 2016 Peter was Society of Editors Press Awards Columnist of the Year. The books that Peter ...

Feb 05, 202432 min

Ep 1891: 2024 Six Nations - Ireland face a tough test in the first post-Sexton international

Matt Williams joins Eamon to preview Ireland's game against France in Marseille in the opening match of the 2024 Six Nations. Matt Williams is an Australian born rugby coach, broadcaster and writer. He has a column in the Irish Times and will be working with Virgin Media the tournament. Recorded on Wednesday 31st January 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 01, 202424 min

Ep 1889: Didi Hamann on Jürgen Klopp’s leaving of Liverpool

Didi Hamann joins Eamon to talk about Jürgen Klopp's decision to leave Liverpool and the possibility of Xabi Alonso taking over as manager of the club. Recorded on Monday 29th January 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 30, 202431 min

Ep 1886: Soccer Super League will be back; without it Spanish and Italian football will die

Barcelona-based journalist Richard Fitzpatrick joins Eamon to talk about the European Court of Justice ruling against UEFA and FIFA, and the crisis in Barcelona football. Also Eamon talks about putting the great Ballon d'Or-winning Luis Suárez in his place at his international debut in Paris in 1965. Recorded on Wednesday 24th January 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 25, 202427 min

Repost: Lennon to Bowie, Bono to Dylan - BP Fallon on his life in rock n' roll

BP Fallon's career has been vast: he's DJed since he was 17; as a music publicist he worked with Led Zepplin and T.Rex; as a photographer he's captured Iggy Pop and Emmy Lou Harris; as a musician he's performed with U2 and he currently performs with his own band BP Fallon and the Bandits. The 'rock'n'roll renaissance man' joins Eamon to talk about his life's work to date. Originally posted on 4th July 2017 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jan 20, 20241 hr 4 min

Repost: John Giles remembers Sir Bobby Charlton

John Giles joins Eamon to remember the Manchester United football legend Bobby Charlton. Recorded on Tuesday 24th October 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 19, 202431 min

Repost: Living the Dream

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to discuss their experiences of leaving home as teenagers to go play football in England. Originally posted on 2nd May 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 18, 202453 min
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