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 1250: Big Clubs Run By Small Men, The Real Cause of Spurs' and Man U’s Problems 01.11.2021 38:53

John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to take an in-depth look at the weekend's football. Recorded 1/11/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1249: Cop26 - The Last Best Chance To Find Consensus On A Climate Solution 01.11.2021 37:23

Journalist John Gibbons talks to Eamon about the climate challenges facing this week's Cop26. Recorded 29/10/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1248: Democrat Divisions Put Biden Presidency on the Line 29.10.2021 29:38

Niall Stanage talks to Eamon in advance of Joe Biden's visit to Glasgow for Cop26 and as Biden's stimulus package hangs in the balance. Also as Republican Glenn Youngkin surprisingly heads the polls in next week's election in West Virginia Joe Biden and Barak Obama lend their support to the Democrat Candidate Terry McAuliffe. Recorded 29/10/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

Ep 1247: The New Tories - Dishonest, Aggressive With No Opposition to Worry About 28.10.2021 29:26

Chris Johns talks to Eamon following the release of the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer's Autumn Budget. They also discuss the escalating stand off between Britain and France as France detains a British trawler. Recorded 28/10/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1246: Covid-19 - Despite Vaccines, Reopening Is a Fingers Crossed Operation 27.10.2021 38:38

Tomás Ryan talks to Eamon. Tomás is Associate Professor at the School of Biochemistry & Immunology, Trinity College Dublin, an associate of the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience and a founding member of ISAG. Recorded on 26/10/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1245: Cop26 - Solutions Hard To Find Without Political Consensus 26.10.2021 30:39

Journalist and author John Kampfner talks to Eamon about the global political environment and how it is putting at risk an agreed response to the climate crisis. Recorded 22/10/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1244: Antonio Conte A Perfect Fit For United But Will the Glazers Want Him? 25.10.2021 33:48

John Giles and Eamon review the weekend's Premier League. Recorded 25/10/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1243: The Beatles v The Rolling Stones - No Contest, Says BP Fallon 25.10.2021 29:36

BP Fallon talks to Eamon. BP Fallon has long been a legendary figure in rock'n'roll and has put his unique stamp on the history of popular music from his work as publicist and media consultant to Led Zeppelin and T.Rex, working for The Beatles at Apple Records and joining U2 on their groundbreaking Zoo TV Tour with the credentials 'Guru, Viber & DJ'. Recorded 19/10/21 Hosted on Acast. See acas...

Ep 1242: Inflation in Post-Brexit Britain Will Spread to Ireland 23.10.2021 27:24

Chris Johns talks to Eamon about the events of the week in Britain. Chris is an economist and political commentator and hosts his own podcast, The Other Hand, with Jim Power. Recorded 22/10/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1241: Niall Stanage reports from Washington 22.10.2021 28:00

Niall Stanage, Associate Editor of The Hill and White House Columnist, talks to Eamon about the death of Colin Powell, Joe Biden's Stimulus Package, Donald Trump's new social media platform, Steve Bannon's failure to comply with the House committee investigating the 6th January attack and Virginia's election for a new Governor on 2nd November. Recorded 22/10/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

Ep 1240: Limerick on Alert As the Gangsters Move Back In 21.10.2021 28:24

Nicola Tallant, Investigations Editor with the Sunday World and author of The Witness and Clash of the Clans, talks to Eamon. Recorded on 19/10/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1239: Dublin - The Slow But Certain Death of the Town We Loved So Well 20.10.2021 35:36

Una Mullally, columnist with the Irish Times, talks to Eamon about the decline of Dublin City and the failure to implement planning policies to create a joyful, habitable city. Recorded 19/10/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1238: Covid-19 - A Decisive Week in the Covid Battle 19.10.2021 25:42

Professor Paul Moynagh talks to Eamon about ways to slow down the rise in Covid-19 cases as hospital and ICU numbers rise and over 300,000 remain unvaccinated. Recorded 18/10/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1237: Premier League Review - Man Utd Hopelessly Indulging Paul Pogba 18.10.2021 31:58

John Giles and Eamon review the weekend's matches. Recorded on 18/10/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1236: Climate Change - A Challenge Like No Other in History 18.10.2021 31:34

Kirsty Gogan talks to Eamon in advance of Cop26. Kirsty is a founder and Managing Director of Terra Praxis, a non-profit organisation that devises global strategies to meet the challenges of decarbonisation. Recorded on 15/10/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1235: NI Protocol - A Unionist Perspective 15.10.2021 22:54

Ben Lowry, Editor of the Belfast News Letter, talks to Eamon. Recorded on 15/10/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1234: Clash of the Clans - The Inside Story of the Kinahan - Hutch Gangland Feud 15.10.2021 44:41

Nicola Tallant, Investigations Editor for the Sunday World and author of The Witness, talks to Eamon about her new book Clash of the Clans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1233: China Ratchets Up the Pressure on Taiwan 14.10.2021 26:38

William Yang joins Eamon to talk about Xi Jinping’s threatening rhetoric stating that Taiwan definitely has to reunite with China. Recorded on 12/10/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1231: Poland and Hungary Find Support Among Other Member States as the EU Turns Right 12.10.2021 25:12

Naomi O'Leary, Europe Correspondent for the Irish Times, reports on developments in the EU as Lord David Frost pre-empts the EU response to the UK's demands for change to the Brexit Agreement. Also as Poland's courts rule they have authority over the European Court of Justice how is the EU responding to increasing moves to the right across Europe? Recorded 12/10/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

Ep 1230: Danger for Ireland as UK Tries to Wreck the Brexit Agreement 12.10.2021 28:24

Chris Johns talks to Eamon about Britain's attempts to undo the Brexit Agreement and the role for government budgets in the modern world and whether they have become little more than political theatre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1229: Stephen Kenny - The Future? 11.10.2021 36:44

John Giles and Eamon review Ireland’s performance against Azerbaijan and talk about Stephen Kenny’s future as Ireland’s coach. Recorded 11th October 2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1228: Amid Chaos Deluded Boris Sees Sunny Uplands Ahead 10.10.2021 31:02

Chris Johns talks to Eamon. Chris is an economist and political commentator and hosts his own podcast, The Other Hand. Recorded 08/10/21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1227: Trump Hits the Road on a High as Forlorn Biden Struggles in Washington 09.10.2021 29:35

Niall Stanage, Associate Editor of The Hill and White House Columnist, reports from Washington. Recorded 8th October 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1226: Sláinte Care - An Establishment Coup? 08.10.2021 29:30

Fionnán Sheahan, Ireland Editor at the Irish Independent, talks to Eamon about political events of the week. Recorded 8th October 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1225: Britain The Loser in a Brexit it Didn’t Prepare For 07.10.2021 25:22

Simon McKeever, Chief Executive of the Irish Exporters Association, talks to Eamon about the disruption to global supply chains in the UK, the impact of Brexit related issues on Irish businesses and the growth in trade across the island of Ireland. Recorded on 5th October 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.