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.
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Ep 1852: No hope Tories drifting right and sinking

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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Niall Stanage reports from Washington Niall is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House columnist for that publication.
Recorded on Thursday 13th June 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy.

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Ep 1986: Gifts received by the Justices reflect very badly on the US Supreme Court

Lara Marlowe talks to Eamon as Marine Le Pen's RN Party makes huge gains in the European Elections. Lara Marlowe is a US-born journalist and author, who was the US correspondent for The Irish Times before returning to Paris in 2013 as the paper's Paris correspondent. Lara also spent 15 years as a journalist for Time.
Recorded on Monday 10th June 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy.

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Ep 1985:  French Election - Macron gambles the house on shock election

Suzanne Lynch talks to Eamon from Brussels about the results in the European elections across the EU. Suzanne Lynch Global Playbook Author and Associate Editor at POLITICO. Previously she was a correspondent in  Washington, Dublin, Brussels.
Recorded on Tuesday 11th June 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy.

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Ep I984: European Election - Division in Europe likely to deepen as election results play out

Fionnán Sheahan talks to Eamon as the local and European election counts draw to a close. Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor for independent.ie, The Irish Independent and The Sunday Independent.
Recorded on Monday 10th June 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy.

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Ep 1983: Sinn Féin electoral travails -  people laughing not listening

Senator Tom Clonan joins Eamon to talk about the war in Ukraine and the decision by the US and NATO to allow Ukraine to use their supplied weaponry over the Russian border. Also, in the Israel Gaza war, why does Netanyahu need seven months to bring an end to the war. Tom Clonan is an Irish senator, security analyst, author and retired Irish Army Captain. He was elected to Seanad Eireann in March 2022.
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Ep 1852: No hope Tories drifting right and sinking

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