The Stand with Eamon Dunphy is a sports, current affairs and culture podcast with up to 6 new episodes each week.
Niall Stanage joins Eamon to talk about the late Henry Kissinger who died on Wednesday, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's latest visit to Israel, the trials of Hunter Biden, Nikki Haley's growing popularity among Republican backers, and Tucker Carlson and Steve Bannon on the Dublin riot.Recorded on Thursday 30th November 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Senator Tom Clonan joins Eamon to discuss developments in the Israeli / Palestine war, the role of Irish UN troops based in Lebanon, and the players in the region. Tom Clonan is an Irish senator, security analyst, author and retired Irish Army Captain. He was elected to Seanad Eireann in March 2022 in the 2022 Dublin University by-election.In 1995, Clonan deployed to South Lebanon as an officer commanding Irish troops under the UNIFIL)mission in that country.Recorded on Tuesday 28th November 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fionnán Sheahan joins Eamon to talk about the riot in Dublin last Thursday night that followed an attack on three children and their carer outside a school in Parnell Square. Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor for the Irish Independent, the Sunday Independent and independent.ie.Recorded on Monday 27th November 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Giles joins Eamon to review some of the weekend's Premier League matches. John and Eamon also talk about the 10 point penalty set against Everton and Terry Venables, who died this week.Recorded on Monday 27th November 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Journalist, author and broadcaster Matt Cooper joins Eamon 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. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Journalist and author Peter Oborne talks to Eamon about the Israel Palestine war. Peter has just returned from the West Bank where he was investigating Israeli settler violence against Palestinians.Recorded on Friday 24th November 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Niall Stanage joins Eamon to talk about Joe Biden's continuing struggle in the pre-election polls despite strong performance in stabilising the economy, Donald Trump's plans to scrap Biden's clean energy rules and expand drilling to boost fossil fuels, and Republican candidate Nikki Haley is on the rise. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor at the Hill and White House columnist for that publication.Recorded on Thursday 23rd November 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Suzanne Lynch reports from Brussels. Suzanne Lynch is a journalist and Associate Editor with Politico.Recorded on Tuesday 21st November 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about the move to cash from stocks by Warren Buffet and his company Berkshire Hathaway, and JP Morgan Chase's Jamie Dimon. Also the revelations of the Covid Inquiry, currently underway in the UK, and how Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt may be about to give money back that they don't have.Recorded on Tuesday 21st November 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Giles joins Eamon to talk about the failure of the Irish soccer team to get to the Euro 2024 Finals and who might replace Stephen Kenny as the manager when the time comes.Recorded on Monday 20th November 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Niall Holohan joins Eamon to talk about Israel war against Palestine. Niall Holohan is a retired diplomat who was based in Ramallah as the Irish Government's Representative to the Palestinian Authority from 2002 to 2006. He retired from the Department of Foreign Affairs in 2014 as Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. He has also had extensive experience in dealing with issues relating to Northern Ireland.Recorded on Thursday 16th November 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Niall Stanage talks to Eamon about a potential split in the Democratic Party not seen since the Vietnam War as Biden lends full support to Israel, Xi Jinping's meeting with Biden, and the growing support for Nikki Haley among Republicans party members and major donors to the Republican Party looking for an alternative candidate to Donald Trump. Also the possible impact of Robert F. Kennedy Jr and other candidates who may run for the presidency in the 2024 election. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor for The Hill and White House columnist for that publication.Recorded on Thursday 16th November 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fionnán Sheahan joins Eamon to talk about the release of RTÉ's latest strategic plan A New Direction for RTÉ. Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor for the Irish Independent, the Sunday Independent and independent.ie.Recorded on Wednesday 15th November 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon as PM Rishi Sunak begins a Cabinet reshuffle that sees the return of former Prime Minister David Cameron to government and the departure of Suella Braverman, now former Home Secretary.Recorded Monday 13th November 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Journalist, broadcaster and author Peter Oborne joins Eamon to talk about the Israeli / Palestine war from the West Bank where Israeli settlers are driving Palestinian families off their land. Peter Oborne writes for Middle East Eye and is author of a number of books including 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. In the course of Peter's interview with Eamon he refers to Episode 1836 with Professor Avi Shlaim.Recorded on Friday 10th November 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. 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 9th November 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about the King's Speech, Home Secretary Suella Braverman, Michael Gove's plan to brand anyone ‘undermining' UK as extremist, and a weakened Rishi Sunak.Recorded on Wednesday 8th November 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Giles joins Eamon to review recent Premier League matches.Recorded on Tuesday 7th November 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In part one 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 Wednesday 18th October 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Patrick Bury joins Eamon to talk about military strategies in the Israel/Hamas war. Patrick Bury is Senior Lecturer in Security at the University of Bath specialising in warfare and counter terrorism. He is also a former NATO analyst and army infantry captain.Recorded on Wednesday 1st November 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Niall Stanage joins Eamon to talk about the growing split among Democrats, and Secretary of State makes his way to his third meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel's war against Gaza escalates. Also Donald Trump's sons in court in New York.Recorded on Thursday 2nd November 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about the impact of the Israel / Hamas war on Britain.Recorded on Tuesday 31st October 2023 Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Giles joins Eamon to review some of the weekend's Premier League matches. Recorded on Tuesday 31st October 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Matt Williams joins Eamon to review the final of the Rugby World Cup 2023. Matt Williams is an Australian born rugby coach, broadcaster and writer. Recorded on Monday 30th October 2023 Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Niall Stanage joins Eamon to talk about US support for Israel in its war against Hamas, Also the GOP election of Rep Mike Johnson as the Speaker of the House, Trump is back in court, and Mark Meadows agrees to testify against Donald Trump for Special Counsel Jack Smith. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor for The Hill and White House columnist for that publication.Recorded on Thursday 26th October 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Matt Williams joins Eamon to preview the Rugby World Cup 2023 final. Matt Williams is a former rugby coach. He is a columnist for The Irish Times and a rugby analyst with Virgin Media Ireland.Recorded on Thursday 26th October 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lara Marlowe joins Eamon to discuss the Israel / Palestine war, Lara Marlowe is a writer and journalist based in Paris.Recorded on Tuesday 24th October 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Giles joins Eamon to remember the Manchester United football legend Bobby Charlton.Recorded on Tuesday 24th October 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about Labour's victory in the UK by elections in Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth, Rishi Sunak's trip to the Middle East and the potential economic impact of the Hamas attack on Israel and Israel's response. Also Jay Powell's ill-judged speech and chaos in the bond markets.Recorded on Friday 20th October 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dr. Patrick Bury talks to Eamon about the military planning around the 7th October attack by Hamas on Israel and the complex military repercussions. Dr. Patrick Bury is a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and a Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor in the Security Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies at the University of Bath. He was in the British Army in Afghanistan and is also author of Callsign Hades.Recorded on Friday 20th October 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Niall Stanage reports from Washington. Niall is Associate Editor for The Hill and White House columnist for that publication.Recorded on Thursday 18th October 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Giles joins Eamon to talks about Ireland international soccer following Ireland's games against Greece and Gibraltar.Recorded on Tuesday 17th October 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Suzanne Lynch joins Eamon to talk about the impact of Ursula Von der Leyen's visit to Israel following the Hamas attack on October 7th, and the outcome of Poland's General Election. Suzanne is a journalist with Politico.eu and host of the podcast EU Confidential.Recorded on Tuesday 17th October 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Professor Avi Shlaim talks to Eamon. 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 this year.Recorded on Monday 16th October 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Matt Williams joins Eamon to talk about the weekend Rugby World Cup quarter finals between Ireland and New Zealand and France and South Africa. Matt Williams is a former rugby coach, a columnist for the Irish Times and contributes to Virgin Media's coverage of the Rugby World Cup.Recorded on Monday 16th October 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fionnán Sheahan talks to Eamon about RTÉ executives' return to the Public Accounts Committee last Thursday. Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor for Independent.ie, The Irish Independent and The Sunday Independent.Recorded on 13th October 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Matt Williams joins Eamon to preview the quarter finals of the Rugby World Cup. Matt is a former rugby coach, he writes a column for the Irish Times and is currently appearing on Virgin Media's coverage of the Rugby World Cup 2023.Recorded on Friday 13th October 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Niall Stanage reports from Washington on Joe Biden's commitment of support for Israel following the attack on Israel by Hamas, Donald Trump's criticism on Prime Minister Netanyahu and Steve Scalise's struggle to get full Republican support in the House.Recorded on Thursday 12th October 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dmitry Elovsky joins Eamon from Vilnius in Lithuania to talk about the impact on the War in Ukraine of Israel / Hamas war. Also, the cool reception for Zelensky in Washington last week and the fracturing of European support for Ukraine bode badly for Ukraine. Dmitry is a Russian journalist and Chief Editor for Khordorkovsky.Live. Before the war he was Deputy Editor-in-Chief for the independent TV Rain in Moscow.Recorded on Tuesday 10th October 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Matt Williams joins Eamon to review Ireland's victory against Scotland in the last of the pool games in the Rugby World Cup. Matt Williams is a former rugby coach, a columnist for The Irish Times and contributes to Virgin Media's coverage of the Rugby World Cup 2023.Recorded on Tuesday 10th October 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Giles joins Eamon to review the weekend's Premier League.Recorded on Monday 9th October 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Author and journalist Peter Oborne talks to Eamon about the attack by Hamas on Israel launched from the Gaza Strip on Saturday 7th October. Peter Oborne is author of a number of books including The Fate of Abraham: Why the West is Wrong about Islam. He writes a political column for Middle East Eye.Recorded on Monday 9th October 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about Sam Bankman-Fried, who is currently on trial in New York over the collapse of FTX, the crypto currency exchange he founded in 2019.Recorded on Friday 6th October 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Niall Stanage talk to Eamon about the ousting of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, his possible successors and Donald Trump's civil case in New York. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House Columnist for that publication.Recorded on Thursday 5th October 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Matt Williams joins Eamon to preview Ireland's match against Scotland in Paris on next Saturday night. Matt Williams is a former rugby coach, a columnist for The Irish Times and a panellist with Virgin Media on their coverage of the Rugby World Cup in France.Recorded on Thursday 5th October 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sweden-based journalist Philip O'Connor joins Eamon to talk about Sweden's move away from being a social democracy and what's behind the recent surge in gang violence.Recorded on Tuesday 3rd October 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Suzanne Lynch talks to Eamon about EU ambitions to expand and, as former Prime Minister Fico wins the Slovak election and Poland heads into an election, the new alliances among eastern European countries. Suzanne Lynch is based in Brussels where she is Chief Brussels Correspondent for Politico and host of EU Confidential.Recorded on Tuesday 3rd October 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Senator Tom Clonan talks to Eamon following a meeting of the Oireachtas Health Committee to discuss children's spinal surgery at Temple Street and Crumlin Children's Hospitals. Tom talks about the failure of the Irish state to implement a dependable and resilient policy for children's health.Recorded on Monday 2nd October 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Giles joins Eamon to review some of the weekend's Premier League matches. They also talk about VAR and ask is it time to get rid of if?Recorded on Monday 2nd October 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about a week in Britain.Recorded on 29th Septeember 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.