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 1890: Can the Public Accounts Committee bring arrogant or absent RTÉ bosses to account? 31.01.2024 32:53

Fionnán Sheahan talks to Eamon about the latest Grant Thornton report into RTÉ's Toy Show the Musical. Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor at the Irish Independent, the Sunday Independent, and independent.ie. Recorded on Tuesday 30th January 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1889: Didi Hamann on Jürgen Klopp’s leaving of Liverpool 30.01.2024 30:43

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.

Ep 1888: Why democracy will be on the ballot for the US Presidential Election in November 29.01.2024 31:25

Journalist and author Lara Marlowe talks to Eamon about the threat to US democracy. Recorded on Thursday 25th January 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1887: Biden v Trump - the Presidential election that could determine our future 26.01.2024 28:01

Niall Stanage joins Eamon to talk about November's US general election Niall is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House columnist for that publication. Recorded Thursday 25th January 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1886: Soccer Super League will be back; without it Spanish and Italian football will die 25.01.2024 27:12

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 informati...

Ep 1885: As their populism fails Britain’s Tories headed for oblivion 24.01.2024 27:59

Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the Tory Government. Recorded on Tuesday 23rd January 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1884: Liverpool and Man City primed to battle for the Premier League title? 23.01.2024 32:25

John Giles joins Eamon to review some of the weekend's Premier League matches. They also discuss the high level of injuries across Premier League clubs and recent success at Leeds Utd. Recorded on Monday 22nd January 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Repost: Lennon to Bowie, Bono to Dylan - BP Fallon on his life in rock n' roll 20.01.2024 1:04:17

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...

Repost: John Giles remembers Sir Bobby Charlton 19.01.2024 30:50

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.

Repost: Living the Dream 18.01.2024 52:48

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.

Repost: Ballymurphy to Derry – Eamon McCann on Paras' Massacres 17.01.2024 30:52

Eamonn McCann talks to Eamon about the campaign to get justice for ten people murdered by the British Army in West Belfast in 1971, and what Boris Johnson's response to this week's findings can tell us about the British attitude to Northern Ireland. Originally posted on 13th May 2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Repost: Empire of Pain - The Secret History of The Sackler Dynasty 16.01.2024 26:38

Author Patrick Radden Keefe talks to Eamon about his new book, Empire of Pain - The Secret History of The Sackler Dynasty. Originally posted on 8th June 2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Repost: Guide or Illusion - The Power of History 10.01.2024 32:30

Diarmaid Ferriter, Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD talks to Eamon about the role history plays in understanding politics and society, Recorded on 27th September 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Repost: From Prison to Power - Danny Morrison on his and Sinn Féin’s Journey North and South 07.01.2024 38:23

Republican intellectual Danny Morrison talks to Eamon. Go to https://www.dannymorrison.com/ for more information on the books written by Danny mentioned in the podcast. Recorded 17th May 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Repost: The Civil War that shaped our nation 04.01.2024 34:15

Diarmaid Ferriter talks to Eamon about the ending and aftermath of the Civil War. Diarmaid is an author, columnist with the Irish Times and Professor of Modern Irish History in UCD. Recorded on 31st May 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Repost: Who Owns Ireland? How we became tenants in our own land and what we can do about it 02.01.2024 28:36

Journalist, author and broadcaster Matt Cooper joined Eamon last November to talk about his new book Who Really Owns Ireland?: How we became tenants in our own land - and what we can do about it. Published by Gill Books. Recorded on Monday 20th November 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Repost: Special - Liam Brady talks to Eamon about his adventurous life in football - Part 2 24.12.2023 47:29

In part 2 of a two-part special Liam Brady joins Eamon to talk about his life in football on the release of his autobiography Born to be a Footballer, published by Eriu. Recorded on Tuesday 14th November 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Repost: Special - Liam Brady talks to Eamon about his adventurous life in football - Part 1 23.12.2023 44:18

Earlier in the autumn Eamon met Liam to talk to him about his life in football on the release of his autobiography, Born to be a Footballer, published by ‎Eriu. Recorded on Wednesday 18th October 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Repost: Avi Shlaim on the Israeli / Palestinian Conflict - A Jewish voice on the history that has led to the present crisis 22.12.2023 39:15

Professor Avi Shlaim spoke to Eamon earlier in the autumn. Professor Shlaim is an author and Oxford historian of modern Middle East history. He is Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of the British Academy. Of the many books he has written about the Middle East his most recent is Three Worlds: Memoir of an Arab-Jew, published earlier thi...

Ep 1883: BP Fallon remembers Shane McGowan and Sinéad O’Connor, their lives and their work 21.12.2023 27:32

Writer, photographer and musician BP Fallon joins Eamon to remember Shane McGowan and Sinéad O'Connor. Recorded on Tuesday 12th December 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1882: With the Premier League wide open Man City have a lot to do to retain the title 19.12.2023 30:13

John Giles joins Eamon to review some of the weekend's Premier League games. Recorded on Tuesday 19th December 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1881: Biden modifies his support for Israel as US public opinion turns against him 16.12.2023 27:12

Niall Stanage reports from Washington. Niall is Associate Editor for The Hill and White House columnist for that publication. Recorded on Thursday 14th December 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1880: Putin’s War - Ukraine’s fate will be decided in Washington 13.12.2023 28:01

Journalist and film maker Johnny O'Reilly talks to Eamon. Recorded on Tuesday 12th December 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1879: Divided and facing electoral meltdown will the Tories turn to Boris and Farage for salvation? 12.12.2023 29:10

Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon. Recorded on Monday 11th December 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1878: Liverpool and Man City to fight it out for Premier League title, Leeds to win promotion 11.12.2023 32:27

John Giles joins Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League games. Recorded on Monday 11th December 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.