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 1373: As Zelensky Unites His People in Defiance, Time is Increasingly Putin's Enemy 15.03.2022 30:45

Journalist and film maker Johnny O'Reilly joins Eamon from Kyiv. He talks about Volodymyr Zelensky and how he has galvanised the Ukrainian people to defend their country against Russia's invasion. Johnny also talks about Putin's tactical errors and how they are leading to a longer war than he ever anticipated. Recorded 14th March 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1372: Otherwise A Mess, Man U Owe Much to Ronaldo 14.03.2022 31:32

John Giles and LIam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League games. They also talk about Liverpool who owe much to Mo Salah but seem willing to let him walk for free. Recorded 14th March 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1371: Ruby Walsh - Memories of Cheltenham From the Greatest Rider Ever on National Hunt’s Toughest Course 14.03.2022 27:47

Ruby Walsh joins Eamon ahead of the start of the Cheltenham Festival 2022. Ruby rode 59 winners at the Festival, more than any other rider. He was 11 times leading rider at the Festival. Ruby talks about the challenges of the course and some of the great horses he rode there before his retirement in 2019. Recorded 11th March 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep1370: Inflation Condemns the Democrats To Heavy Midterm Defeat 12.03.2022 31:05

Niall Stanage, Associate Editor and White House Columnist for The Hill, talks to Eamon about the likelihood of Democrat losses in the midterm elections, how The Donald dodges a bullet and Kamala Harris's bad joke in Poland. Recorded 11th March 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1369: Boris Takes the Gloves Off To Sanction (Some) Of The Tory Party's Former Oligarch Friends 11.03.2022 31:26

Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon as the British Government gets serious about sanctions on Russian oligarchs. They also discuss the impact of sanctions on the Russian economy. Recorded 10th March 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1368: War in Ukraine - Sanctions Will Hurt Russia But it Will Take Until May 10.03.2022 43:50

Russian Economist Constantin Gurdgiev joins Eamon to discuss how Russians are responding to the war with Ukraine, the impact of the West's sanctions, and the influence of Russian mothers on Putin. Recorded 8th March 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1367: War In Ukraine - A Silenced Russian Journalist 10.03.2022 30:09

Dmitry Elovsky, Former Deputy Editor-in-Chief of TV Rain, joins Eamon to talk about the disappearance of independent news media in Russia. Recorded 9th March 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1366: War in Europe - Too Close To Nuclear Apocalypse For Comfort 09.03.2022 40:01

Tom Clonan joins Eamon to talk about how the war in Ukraine is developing, what would be involved in implementing a no fly zone over the country and how the war could develop in the coming weeks and months. Tom Clonan is a retired Captain in the Irish Army and a military analyst. He is running for election in the Trinity College constituency in this month's Senate Elections. Recorded 8th March 202...

Ep 1365: War in Ukraine - On The Front Between Barbarism and Civilisation 08.03.2022 32:33

Journalist Lara Marlowe talks to Eamon from the city of Lviv in Ukraine. She tells some of the stories of refugees arriving in the city to escape war, the citizens of the city and also of the men arriving in Ukraine to join the fight against the Russian invasion. Lara is a correspondent for The Irish Times. Recorded 7th March 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1364: Premier League Review - United’s Shame 07.03.2022 31:08

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League Games. Recorded 7th March 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1363: War in Ukraine - Europe Changed Forever 07.03.2022 32:48

Author and journalist John Kampfner talks to Eamon about Germany's decision to invest in military defence in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Also Vladamir Putin: who is he and what has motivated this attack on a neighbouring country? Recorded 7th March 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1362: In A Changing, Uncertain World Irish Neutrality An Issue We Need to Discuss 05.03.2022 32:50

Diarmaid Ferriter, Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD, talks to Eamon. Recorded 4th March 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1361: War in Europe - Leading the Free World Resistance to Russia Gains Little Traction With US Voters 04.03.2022 30:51

Niall Stanage talks to Eamon about Joe Biden's State of the Union address this week and the feral heckling from two Republican House members. Recorded 3rd March 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1360: The West’s Robust Sanctions Isolate Putin’s Russia 03.03.2022 33:23

Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon about the impact of sanctions on Russia's economy. Recorded 2nd March, 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1359: Ukraine - Bloody, Long and Dangerous, Putin’s Deadly Game 02.03.2022 35:10

Tom Clonan talks to Eamon about how Russia's military strategy may develop. Tom Clonan is Security Analyst and a retired Irish Army Captain. Recorded on 1st March, 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1358: Has Putin Made A Fatal Miscalculation? 01.03.2022 28:09

Neave Barker talks to Eamon. Neave is a Senior Correspondent and news presenter for Al Jazeera English. Previously he was based in Moscow for seven years where he reported extensively across the former Soviet Union and has been covering the build up to the Ukraine invasion in recent weeks. He speaks to Eamon in an independent capacity. Recorded 1st March 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

Ep 1357: Can Ireland and Sweden Remain Neutral In the Face of Russian and Chinese Aggression? 01.03.2022 27:10

Stockholm-based journalist Philip O'Connor talks to Eamon as Putin issues nuclear threat. Recorded 28th February, 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1356: Football Unites Against Russia .. Except Weak Indecisive FIFA 28.02.2022 34:29

John Giles and Liam Brady talk to Eamon. Together they discuss the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, FIFA's response and how individual countries are making their own decisions about playing Russian teams. Also Bielsa's sacking by Leeds, Liverpool's victory over Chelsea in the Carabao Cup, and the weekend's Premier League games. Recorded on 28th February, 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

Ep 1355: Western Weakness Over Ukraine sends Uncomfortable Signals to Taiwan 28.02.2022 25:44

Taiwan-based journalist William Yang talks to Eamon about the reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in Taiwan. Recorded on 24th February 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1354: War in Europe: Sanctions Won’t Deter Putin 25.02.2022 26:56

Economist and journalist Chris Johns talks to Eamon. Recorded on 25th February, 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1353: US Trend Towards Isolationism Bodes Ill for the West 25.02.2022 27:16

Niall Stanage talks to Eamon following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and how Joe Biden is responding. They also discuss former President Donald Trump's description of Putin as a "genius". Recorded 25th February 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1352: Above And Beyond The Norm - The Rift Between Michael Martin And Mary Lou McDonald 24.02.2022 36:05

Fionnán Sheahan talks to Eamon. Fionnán is Ireland Editor for Independent Newspapers. Recorded 24th February 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1351: Sláinte Care - Stalled At Best, In Trouble At Worst 23.02.2022 32:12

Eddie Molloy joins Eamon to talk about Sláinte Care and how and why it may be running into trouble. Eddie Molloy is a Management Consultant and was a member of the Sláinte Care Advisory Council. Recorded 22nd February 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1350: Putin Defies the West - Can NATO Allies find a Credible Response? 22.02.2022 33:40

Author and journalists John Kampfner joins Eamon to talk about what happens next now that Putin has ordered troops into Ukraine's Eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. Recorded 22nd February 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1349: Russian Cyber Warfare in Ukraine Threatens The Global System 22.02.2022 31:19

Ronan Murphy, CEO of Smarttech247, joins Eamon to talk about the threat of cyber warfare. Zero Day Con, mentioned in the podcast, takes place in the in the Dublin Convention Centre on 10th March 2022 and information can be found at zerodaycon.com Recorded 21st February, 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.