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The Stand with Eamon Dunphy The Stand
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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 written for a number of newspapers, most notably the Irish Daily Star and the Sunday Independent. He was a contributor to RTÉ’s soccer panel for 40 years and was the editor and presenter of the drivetime radio show The Last Word for five years in the newly established Radio Ireland (now Today FM). Eamon launched The Stand in November 2016.
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Ep 1968: Fico assassination attempts reflects the deep left/right divisions within the EU
Suzanne Lynch talks to Eamon about the impact of the assassination attempt on the Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico. Also the European elections taking place in June and the anticipated rise of the far right. Suzanne Lynch is the Global Playbook Author and Associate Editor at POLITICO. Previously she was a correspondent in Washington, Dublin, Brussels.
Recorded on Friday 17th May 2024.
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Ep 1967: US Presidential Election - Support for Netanyahu costing Joe Biden dearly at the polls
Niall Stanage reports from Washington. Niall is Associate Editor for The Hill and White House columnist for that publication.
Recorded on Thursday 16th May 2024.
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Ep 1966: Frank Connolly recalls the horror of the Dublin Monaghan Bombings 50 years ago
Frank Connolly joins Eamon to talk about the Dublin Monaghan Bombings of 17th May 1974, 50 years ago this week. Frank is an investigative journalist and author.His most recent book, Conspiracy of Lies (2019), is set against the backdrop of the events of that day and the aftermath. Conspiracy of Lies has just been released as an audiobook, narrated by Stephen Rae, produced by Tom Lee with actors Liadh Connolly and Eoin Lynam playing the leading characters. Conspiracy of Lies is available at https://www.mercierpress.ie/irish-books/a-conspiracy-of-lies-book/ both as a paperback and as an audiobook.
Recorded on Wednesday 15th May 2024.
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Ep 1965: RTÉ - Reports raise doubt that RTÉ, as it stands, is fit to be a Public Service Broadcaster
Fionnán Sheahan joins Eamon to talk about RTÉ, the release of three recent reports (The Report by the Expert Advisory Committee on Contractor Fees, HR and Other Matters, the Report by the Expert Advisory Committee on Governance and Culture, and the Mazars Report into RTÉ’s use of its barter account). Also, GAA Go, and the future of the licence fee. Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor for Independent.ie, The Irish Independent and The Sunday Independent.
Recorded on Tuesday 14th May 2024.
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Ep 1964: Arsenal can still pip Man City for the Premier League title, says John Giles
John Giles joins Eamon to talk about the Premier League title race.
Recorded on Monday 13th May 2024.
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Ep 1963: Startling Trump interview signals that democracy will lose if he wins
Niall Stanage reports from Washington on student protests against Israel's war on Palestine, Joe Biden's response, and Donald Trump's interview with Time magazine. Niall is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House columnist for that publication.
Recorded on Thursday 2nd May 2024.
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