Senator Tom Clonan talks to Eamon about the threat of escalation of war in the Middle East as Iran launches attack on Israel and Israel prepares its response.
Tom Clonan is a senator, security analyst, author and retired Irish Army Captain. In 1995,  he deployed to South Lebanon as an officer commanding Irish troops under the UNIFIL mission in that country. Clonan's deployment to Lebanon coincided with the Israeli Operation Grapes of Wrath against Hezbollah.  He was elected to Seanad Eireann in March 2022.
Recorded on Tuesday 16th April 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy.

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Ep 1950: Israel ignores the warnings of its weak Western allies

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&nbsp;Only a Game?, U2’s biography&nbsp;Unforgettable Fire, Sir Matt Busby’s biography&nbsp;A Strange Kind of Glory, Roy Keane’s autobiography&nbsp;Keane, and most recently his own memoir,&nbsp;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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Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon.
Recorded on Tuesday 30th April 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy.

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Ep 1961: Insulting the Irish, the last cry of the drowning Tory Party

Dmitry Elovsky joins Eamon to talk about the the war in Ukraine and the impact of the US's $60 billion aid package to Ukraine. Also the silent war and how Europe is building its military capacity. 
Dmitry Elovsky is Chief Editor for the YouTube channel Khordorkovsky.Live. Before the war he was Deputy Editor-in-Chief for TV Rain in Moscow. He moved to Lithuania when the war began and independent media outlets including TV Rain were closed down across Russia. In early November 2023 Dmitry was included in Putin’s list of Foreign agents.
Recorded on Monday 29th April 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy.

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Ep 1960: Fear of Putin and a Trump presidency forcing Eastern European countries into a pre-war mindset

John Giles joins Eamon to talk about the  Premier League title race.
Recorded on Monday 29th April 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy.

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Ep 1959: Premier League review - John Giles still fancies Arsenal to win the title

Niall Stanage reports from Washington on  growing dissent from students critical of Joe Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict, Trump's criminal trial in New York, and the Trump immunity case before the Supreme Court. Niall is Associate Editor for The Hill and White House columnist for that publication.
Recorded on Thursday 25th April 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy.

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Ep 1958: Tolerance for Netanyahu’s conduct in Gaza may cost Biden the presidency as student protests grow across America

Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about the impact of war on the global economy and the vulnerability of Ireland's domestic and SME sector to decisions made in the US.
Recorded on Wednesday 24th April 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy.

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Ep 1950: Israel ignores the warnings of its weak Western allies

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