The Stand with Eamon Dunphy

Tomás Ryan talks to Eamon about the current status of Covid-19 in Ireland, the dangers of Long Covid and also about a breakthrough vaccine that could eradicate Multiple Sclerosis. Tomás Ryan is Associate Professor at the School of Biochemistry and Immunology at Trinity College Dublin.

Recorded 3rd February, 2022.

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Journalist Mark Tighe talks to Eamon. Mark Tighe is a journalist with the Sunday Times and author of Champagne Football: John Delaney and the Betrayal of Irish Football, The Inside Story.

Recorded on 1st February, 2022.

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Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon to discuss the Sue Gray party report and how Boris Johnson has responded following its release.

Recorded 1st February, 2022.

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Taiwan-based journalist William Yang talks to Eamon as China and Taiwan watch how the West responds to Putin's position on Ukraine.

Recorded on 27th January 2022.

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On the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday Eamonn McCann joins Eamon to recall a dark day in Irish history. Eamonn McCann is an author, journalist and activist and was on that civil rights march on 30th January 1972.

Recorded 27th January 2022.

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Niall Stanage joins Eamon to talk about the week in US politics, Joe Biden’s announcement about Stephen Breyer’s replacement on the Supreme Court, and the Republican Right's rival for The Donald in 2024. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor at The Hill and White House Columnist for that paper.

Recorded on 28th January 2022. 

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Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon about Boris Johnson's poor ratings in the polls, the latest developments in Party Gate and Animal Gate and the mounting pressure from Tory rebels that Boris drops the forthcoming hike in National Insurance. Also Rishi Sunak, as a potential future Tory Party leader, keeps a low profile and plays both sides against the middle.

Recorded 28th January 2022.

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Nicola Tallant talks to Eamon about Freddie Thompson, one of the most feared criminals in gangland and now serving a life sentence. Nicola Tallant is Investigations Editor of The Sunday World and host of the Crime World podcast.

Recorded 25th January 2022.

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Journalist and author John Kampfner talks to Eamon about the historic Russia-Ukraine ties that render NATO membership for Ukraine unthinkable for Putin and also Germany's complex relationship with Russia. John has written a number of books his most recent is Why the Germans Do it Better: Notes From a Grown-Up Country. He started his career as a foreign correspondent for Reuters in Moscow and during the dissolution of the Soviet Union he was the Daily Telegraph's Bureau Chief there.

Recorded 25th January 2022

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Prof Paul Moynagh talks to Eamon about the impact of the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions and about how medical grade masks are essential for effective protection. Paul Moynagh is Professor of Immunology at Maynooth University.

Recorded 24th January 2022.

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