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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Barcelona-based journalist Richard Fitzpatrick talks to Eamon about the political division in Spanish life and football in advance of Spain's quarter final match against Germany on Friday 5th July. Recorded on Thursday 4th July 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Niall Stanage reports from Washington on Donald Trump's Supreme Court immunity decision and what it might lead to. Also, is it time for Joe Biden to stand aside following his disastrous debate performance last Thursday? Niall Stanage is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House columnist for that publication. Recorded on Tuesday 2nd July 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Didi Hamann joins Eamon to talk about the UEFA Euro 24 tournament so far and look ahead to the quarter finals. Recorded on Tuesday 2nd July 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Paris-based author and journalist Lara Marlowe talks to Eamon following Sunday's first round voting in the French parliamentary elections. Recorded on Monday 1st July 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Journalist and author Ian Williams talks to Eamon. As a journalist Ian Williams was foreign correspondent for Channel 4 News and NBC in Moscow, the Indo-Pacific and China. He has also covered conflicts in the Balkans, the Middle East and Ukraine. Ian won an Emmy and BAFTA awards for his discovery and reporting on the Serb detention camps during the war in Bosnia. His latest book, VAMPIRE STATE - THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CHINESE ECONOMY, will be released in September. Recorded on Thursday 27th Ju...
Niall Stanage reports from Atlanta on CNN's first of the US Presidential Debates between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House columnist for that publication. Recorded on Friday 28th June 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fionnán Sheahan joins Eamon to talk about RTÉ on the release of the organisation's recent Statement of Strategy. Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor of Independent,ie, The Irish Independent and The Sunday Independent. Recorded on Thursday 27th June 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Peter Oborne talks to Eamon about the road ahead for Britain's Conservative Party as they face defeat by Labour Party in 4th July general election. Peter Oborne is a journalist and author. His most recent books include 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 Peter writes a political column for Middle East Eye and a diary column for the Byline Times. Recorded on Monday 24th June 2024. ...
Suzanne Lynch talks to Eamon about the political dynamics at play following the recent European Elections. Suzanne Lynch is Associate Editor at Politico and author of the Global Playbook. Recorded on Friday 21st June 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Niall Stanage reports from Washington. Niall is Associate Editor at The Hill and White House columnist for that publication. Recorded on Thursday 20th June 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Senator Tom Clonan talks to Eamon as Israel and Hezbollah move closer to all out war. Tom Clonan is an author, military analyst and Rtd Captain in the Irish army. He served with UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon during the 1996 Israeli Operation Grapes of Wrath. Recorded on Tuesday 18th June 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon about the UK General Election. Recorded on Monday 17th June 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Minister Paschal Donohoe talks to Eamon about the local and European elections, immigration, and RTÉ. Paschal Donohoe is Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, Recorded on Thursday 13th June 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Niall Stanage reports from Washington Niall is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House columnist for that publication. Recorded on Thursday 13th June 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lara Marlowe talks to Eamon as Marine Le Pen's RN Party makes huge gains in the European Elections. Lara Marlowe is a US-born journalist and author, who was the US correspondent for The Irish Times before returning to Paris in 2013 as the paper's Paris correspondent. Lara also spent 15 years as a journalist for Time. Recorded on Monday 10th June 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Suzanne Lynch talks to Eamon from Brussels about the results in the European elections across the EU. Suzanne Lynch Global Playbook Author and Associate Editor at POLITICO. Previously she was a correspondent in Washington, Dublin, Brussels. Recorded on Tuesday 11th June 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fionnán Sheahan talks to Eamon as the local and European election counts draw to a close. Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor for independent.ie, The Irish Independent and The Sunday Independent. Recorded on Monday 10th June 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Senator Tom Clonan joins Eamon to talk about the war in Ukraine and the decision by the US and NATO to allow Ukraine to use their supplied weaponry over the Russian border. Also, in the Israel Gaza war, why does Netanyahu need seven months to bring an end to the war. Tom Clonan is an Irish senator, security analyst, author and retired Irish Army Captain. He was elected to Seanad Eireann in March 2022. Recorded on Tuesday 4th June 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Niall Stanage reports from Washington. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House Columnist for that publication. Recorded on Thursday 6th June 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Professor Avi Shlaim - A reflection on Netanyu's plan for Israel and himself. Avi Shlaim is Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of the British Academy, and an author. His most recent book is Three Worlds: Memoir of an Arab-Jew. Eamon previously spoke to Avi Shlaim following Hamas's attack on Israel last October. In episode 1836 Avi set out this war's historical context. Recorded on Wednesday 5th June 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy ...
Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon about the forthcoming UK election as the first polls are released on the state of the parties. Also Nigel Farage decides to stand for the Reform Party in Clacton. Recorded on Tuesday 4th June 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dr. Shahd Abusalama talks to Eamon about the Palestinian people since the creation of Israel, her family, growing up in Jabalia Refugee camp in northern Gaza, and Bobby Sands. Shahd is a Palestinian scholar-activist and artist. Her Ph.D. from Sheffield Hallam University explores the historical representations of Gaza and its refugees in documentary films. It will be published by Bloomsbury this year, under the title, "Between Reality and Documentary". Shahd's blog can be found at https://palesti...
The morning after the New York jury's guilty verdict in the Donald Trump 'hush money' trial, Niall Stanage talks to Eamon. Niall is Associate Editor of the Hill and White House columnist for that publication. Recorded on Friday 31st May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Niall Stanage reports from Washington. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House columnist for that publication, Recorded on Thursday 30th May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Richard Fitzpatrick talks to Eamon about Real Madrid in advance of the Champions League Final in Wembley where they will meet Borussia Dortmund next Saturday. Richard is a journalist based in Barcelona. Recorded on Tuesday 28th May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fionnán Sheahan joins Eamon to talk about the forthcoming elections and the key influencing issues for the electorate. Also Minister Catherine Martin and the future of funding for RTÉ. Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor for The Irish Independent, The Sunday Independent, and Independent.ie. Recorded on Tuesday 28th May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about the UK General Election. Recorded on Monday 27th May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Niall Stanage reports from Washington on the 2024 Presidential election and the recent interviews with Donald Trump and Time Magazine. The transcripts to those interviews are available at https://time.com/6972022/donald-trump-transcript-2024-election/ Niall Stanage is Associate Editor at The Hill and White House columnist for that publication. Recorded on Thursday 23rd May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Journalist, broadcaster and author Peter Oborne talks to Eamon. In the conversation Eamon refers to a column Peter wrote in Middle East Eye, it can be found at https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/war-gaza-britain-fallen-thatcher-support-international-law-how-far. Peter Oborne's most recent book is The Fate of Abraham: Why the West is Wrong about Islam. Recorded on Thursday 23rd May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon to discuss the growing gap between the EU and the US as America's economy accelerates. Recorded on Tuesday 21st May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
