The Stand

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 writt...

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Ep 1609: FIFA World Cup 2022 Final Preview - too close to call but our souls hope for Messi 15.12.2022 33:56

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the World Cup semi-finals and look ahead to Sunday's final. Recorded 15th December 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1608: Failure of Zero Covid policy raises questions about China’s leader, Xi Jinping 15.12.2022 31:12

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.

Ep 1607: The Rise and fall of Sean Quinn by the journalist who knows him 14.12.2022 35:54

Journalist, author and documentary producer Trevor Birney joins Eamon to talk about businessman Sean Quinn, once the richest man in Ireland. Recorded on 13th December 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1606: Putin’s great gamble may end sooner rather than later 13.12.2022 28:30

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...

Ep 1605: Superb Croatia and Morocco ensure World Cup semi-finals can go either way 12.12.2022 31:55

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the quarter finals of the FIFA 2022 World Cup and look ahead to the semi-finals. Recorded 12th December 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1604: Democrats take the Senate, Trump takes a hit 10.12.2022 26:42

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 columnis...

Ep 1603: Hutch Murder Trial - Court allows surveillance evidence despite it being gathered illegally 09.12.2022 27:36

Sean Murray talks to Eamon about the trial of Gerry 'the monk' Hutch at the Special Criminal Court. Sean is a News Reporter with the Irish Examiner. Recorded on 9th December 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1602: FIFA World Cup 2022 - A glorious World Cup that may get even better 07.12.2022 38:27

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the remaining last 16 matches and to look ahead to the quarter finals of the FIFA World Cup. Recorded on 7th December 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1601: Putin’s War - Cap on oil prices unlikely to trouble Putin 07.12.2022 31:18

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 Sch...

Ep 1600: Irish Times United Ireland Poll - Rishi Sunak must confront right wing Tories to make progress on the Irish question 06.12.2022 19:43

Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern joins Eamon to talk about the recent Irish Times Ipsos poll on how people across the island of Ireland think about a united Ireland. Recorded on Monday 5th December. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1599: FIFA World Cup 2022 - Great tournament with serious tests to come for nations big and small 05.12.2022 36:19

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to talk about the last 16 matches with four played and four to go. Recorded on 5th December 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1598: More bad news for Donald Trump as the law begins to win some important arguments 03.12.2022 26:44

Niall Stanage talks to Eamon from Washington about an important judgement at the Appeal Court on the Mar-a-Lago documents. Niall is Associate Editor for the Hill and White House columnist for that paper. Recorded on 2nd December 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1597: FIFA World Cup 2022 - Football triumphs despite FIFA and Qatar 02.12.2022 28:53

Journalist Miguel Delaney talks to Eamon from Qatar. Miguel is Chief Football Writer for The Independent and produces a weekly newsletter "Reading the Game". Recorded on 2nd December 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1596: China Protests - Zero Covid crisis poses a threat to Xi Jinping 01.12.2022 30:53

Journalist and author Ian Williams talks to Eamon about the recent protests across China as factory workers, migrants, students and others come out into the streets to protest against Xi Jinping and his lockdown policies. Ian Williams' most recent book 'The Fire of the Dragon: China’s New Cold War’, published by Birlinn , is now available. Recorded on 30th November 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast...

Ep 1595: Putin’s War - With its history of resilience Ukraine will persevere until Putin is defeated 30.11.2022 30:41

Journalist and film maker Johnny O'Reilly talks to Eamon about the atmosphere in Kherson following liberation from Russian occupation, Russia's destruction of Ukrainian infrastructure and the Ukrainians' power of endurance, and other developments in Putin's war in Ukraine. Recorded on 29th November 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1594: FIFA World Cup 2022 - One of the best World Cups ever 29.11.2022 34:25

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the FIFA World Cup group matches as the teams reach the end of their second games. Recorded on 29th November 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1593: The Trial of Gerry Hutch - a critical case for the Special Criminal Court 28.11.2022 27:33

Reporter for the Irish Examiner, Sean Murray, talks to Eamon about developments in the trial of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch over the past week at the Special Criminal Court. Recorded on 28th November 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1592: The Donald under pressure but may burn the Republican House down on the way out 26.11.2022 26:57

Niall Stanage joins Eamon to talk about the shocking rate of mass shootings in the US as the number exceeds 600 in 2022, Special Counsel Jack Smith and Donald Trump, and will DeSantis run against Trump for the Republican nomination for the 2024 Presidential election against. Also will the Democrats oppose Kevin McCarthy as the new Speaker of the House by nominating another Republican candidate? An...

Ep 1591: World Cup 2022 illustrates what a great game Soccer is .. and England might win 25.11.2022 33:59

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the first week's matches in the FIFA 2022 World Cup. Recorded 25th November 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1590: The Ugliest World Cup in History 25.11.2022 28:17

Miguel Delaney talks to Eamon from Qatar about the events surrounding the FIFA 2022 World Cup and the mood at the tournament. Miguel Delaney is Chief Football Writer at The Independent in London. Recorded on 24th November 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1589: As Leo Varadkar prepares to be Taoiseach Fianna Fáil have no obvious successor to Micheál Martin 23.11.2022 31:46

Fionnan Sheahan talks to Eamon. Fionnan Is Ireland Editor for Independent.ie, Irish Independent and the Sunday Independent. Recorded on 22nd November 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1588: Brexit crazed Tories may destroy their country and their party… and damage Ireland too 22.11.2022 30:46

Economist, commentator and podcaster Chris Johns talks to Eamon about the crisis in the UK economy. Brexit comes back on the UK agenda and the Chancellor for the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt kowtows to the financial markets in his Autumn Statement. Recorded on 21st November 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1587: Putin comes under pressure as his war aims palpably fail 21.11.2022 32:35

Senator and military analyst Tom Clonan talks to Eamon about Putin's War as it reaches the end of its ninth month. Tom outlines the process of expatriation of thousands of Ukrainian men, women and children to Russia, and the attacks on civilian infrastructure as winter arrives and Russia's ground war fails. Recorded on 21st November 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

Ep 1586: World Cup 2022 - Spain can contend but a divided nation will not unite behind them 21.11.2022 25:44

Barcelona-based journalist Richard Fitzpatrick talks to Eamon about the Spanish team and how Coach Luis Enrique does it his way. Recorded on 18th November 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1585: Murdoch press puts The Donald on the back foot 19.11.2022 29:43

Niall Stanage talks to Eamon as the US Midterm elections near their conclusion. They also discuss Donald Trump who this week declared his candidacy for the 2024 Presidential Election. Niall is Associate Editor for The Hill and White House columnist for that paper. Recorded on 18th November 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.