Fionnán Sheahan joins Eamon to talk about the resignation of Leo Varadkar as Taoiseach and Fine Gael party leader. Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor for Independent.ie, the Irish Independent and the Sunday Independent.
Recorded on Thursday 21st March 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy.

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Ep 1934: Varadkar resignation - Leo gone,  Simon Harris on the way...bad news all around

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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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 1957: Global economics - citing “pre-war” necessity Western leaders ramp up defence spending

Senator Tom Clonan talks to Eamon about developments in Russia's war in Ukraine as the long-delayed military aid package was passed by the US Congress over the weekend. He also talks about what Ireland needs to do if it is to maintain its neutrality. Tom Clonan is a senator, security analyst, author and retired Irish Army Captain He was elected to the Senate in March 2022.
Recorded on Tuesday 23rd April 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy.

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Ep 1934: Varadkar resignation - Leo gone, Simon Harris on the way...bad news all around

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