The Stand with Eamon Dunphy
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Ep 1989: Netanyahu disbands his war cabinet amid fears of second front against Hezbollah and Lebanon
Senator Tom Clonan talks to Eamon as Israel and Hezbollah move closer to all out war. Tom Clonan is an author, military analyst and Rtd Captain in the Irish army. He served with UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon during the 1996 Israeli Operation Grapes of Wrath.Recorded on Tuesday 18th June 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1988: UK General Election - Farage targets the Tories with ambition to be PM in five years
Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon about the UK General Election. Recorded on Monday 17th June 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1987: Paschal Donohoe - despite fears of far-right the centre can hold in Ireland and Europe
Minister Paschal Donohoe talks to Eamon about the local and European elections, immigration, and RTÉ. Paschal Donohoe is Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, Recorded on Thursday 13th June 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1986: Gifts received by the Justices reflect very badly on the US Supreme Court
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1985: French Election - Macron gambles the house on shock election
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep I984: European Election - Division in Europe likely to deepen as election results play out
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1983: Sinn Féin electoral travails - people laughing not listening
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1982: Russia Ukraine War - NATO calls Putin’s nuclear bluff
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.Recorded on Tuesday 4th June 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1981: US Presidential Election - Netanyahu continues to humiliate Biden; Trump continues to defy the stigma of felony
Niall Stanage reports from Washington. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House Columnist for that publication.Recorded on Thursday 6th June 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1980: Israel/Palestine - "the Two State Solution is dead, Israel killed it"
Professor Avi Shlaim - A reflection on Netanyu's plan for Israel and himself. Avi Shlaim is Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of the British Academy, and an author. His most recent book is Three Worlds: Memoir of an Arab-Jew. Eamon previously spoke to Avi Shlaim following Hamas's attack on Israel last October. In episode 1836 Avi set out this war's historical context. Recorded on Wednesday 5th June 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1979: UK General Election - Tories headed for electoral wilderness
Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon about the forthcoming UK election as the first polls are released on the state of the parties. Also Nigel Farage decides to stand for the Reform Party in Clacton.Recorded on Tuesday 4th June 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1978: Anger and despair at the the West’s callous indifference to Palestinian suffering
Dr. Shahd Abusalama talks to Eamon about the Palestinian people since the creation of Israel, her family, growing up in Jabalia Refugee camp in northern Gaza, and Bobby Sands. Shahd is a Palestinian scholar-activist and artist. Her Ph.D. from Sheffield Hallam University explores the historical representations of Gaza and its refugees in documentary films. It will be published by Bloomsbury this year, under the title, "Between Reality and Documentary". Shahd's blog can be found at https://palestinefrommyeyes.com/.Recorded on Thursday 30th May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1977: New York ‘Hush Money’ Trial - Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts
The morning after the New York jury's guilty verdict in the Donald Trump 'hush money' trial, Niall Stanage talks to Eamon. Niall is Associate Editor of the Hill and White House columnist for that publication.Recorded on Friday 31st May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1976: Biden’s presidency now in grave danger as Netanyahu ignores him
Niall Stanage reports from Washington. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House columnist for that publication,Recorded on Thursday 30th May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1975: Champions League Final - Brittle Real Madrid to find enough magic to win their 15th Final
Richard Fitzpatrick talks to Eamon about Real Madrid in advance of the Champions League Final in Wembley where they will meet Borussia Dortmund next Saturday. Richard is a journalist based in Barcelona.Recorded on Tuesday 28th May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1974: Local and European Elections - chance for Sinn Féin fight back against recent polls
Fionnán Sheahan joins Eamon to talk about the forthcoming elections and the key influencing issues for the electorate. Also Minister Catherine Martin and the future of funding for RTÉ. Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor for The Irish Independent, The Sunday Independent, and Independent.ie.Recorded on Tuesday 28th May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1973: British General Election - As the Tories implode Keir Starmer moves cautiously forward
Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about the UK General Election.Recorded on Monday 27th May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1972: US Presidential Election - as Biden flounders Trump promises an Imperial presidency
Niall Stanage reports from Washington on the 2024 Presidential election and the recent interviews with Donald Trump and Time Magazine. The transcripts to those interviews are available at https://time.com/6972022/donald-trump-transcript-2024-election/ Niall Stanage is Associate Editor at The Hill and White House columnist for that publication.Recorded on Thursday 23rd May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1971: Israel/Palestine - Israeli barbarism in Gaza leaves its supporters morally bankrupt
Journalist, broadcaster and author Peter Oborne talks to Eamon. In the conversation Eamon refers to a column Peter wrote in Middle East Eye, it can be found at https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/war-gaza-britain-fallen-thatcher-support-international-law-how-far.Peter Oborne's most recent book is The Fate of Abraham: Why the West is Wrong about Islam. Recorded on Thursday 23rd May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1970: America’s direction of economic travel bad news for Ireland and the European Union
Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon to discuss the growing gap between the EU and the US as America's economy accelerates.Recorded on Tuesday 21st May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1969: Premier League 23/24 - Manchester City worthy winners
John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the final weekend of of the 2023/2024 Premier League season.Recorded on Monday 20th May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1962: Real Madrid - the beautiful game blighted shameful racism
Barcelona-based journalist Richard Fitzpatrick talks to Eamon about Real Madrid and what lies behind the continuing success of a great club.Recorded on Wednesday 1st May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1961: Insulting the Irish, the last cry of the drowning Tory Party
Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon.Recorded on Tuesday 30th April 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1960: Fear of Putin and a Trump presidency forcing Eastern European countries into a pre-war mindset
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1959: Premier League review - John Giles still fancies Arsenal to win the title
John Giles joins Eamon to talk about the Premier League title race.Recorded on Monday 29th April 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1958: Tolerance for Netanyahu’s conduct in Gaza may cost Biden the presidency as student protests grow across America
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1957: Global economics - citing “pre-war” necessity Western leaders ramp up defence spending
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1956: $60 billion to save Ukraine - US Congress faces down Trump's hard right rump
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1955: Manchester United - Ten Hag must go
John Giles joins Eamon to talk about the Premier League, the FA Cup semi-finals, Leeds United, and VARRecorded on Tuesday 23rd April 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1954: Global Warming - Sleepwalking to catastrophe as we witness the evidence all around us
John Gibbons talks to Eamon about the growing impact of global warming and the impact it will have on all our lives. John Gibbons is a Campaigning journalist on climate and the environmentRecorded on Thursday 18th April 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1953: Justice at last for the Stardust victims and their families
Frank Connolly joins Eamon to talk about the outcome of the Stardust Inquest. Four decades after the biggest fire disaster in the history of the State, the inquest jury found that all 48 of the young people who died at the Stardust nightclub were unlawfully killed. Frank Connolly is an author and investigative journalist. A Conspiracy of Lies: A Political Thriller - The Dublin Bombings, 1974 is his most recent book.Recorded on Friday 19th April 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1952: The spectre of violence looms as Trump and his followers take to the campaign trail
Niall Stanage talks to Eamon about jury selection at the Donald Trump criminal trial in New York, US Senate candidate Kari Lake who told supporters to ‘strap on a Glock’ before elections, and the challenges facing Speaker Mike Johnson as the aid for Ukraine vote heads to the House of Representatives. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor of the Hill and White House columnist for that publication.Recorded on Thursday 18th April 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1951: The slow death of the Tory Party - Will Nigel Farage fill the gap?
Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon.Recorded on Wednesday 17th April 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1950: Israel ignores the warnings of its weak Western allies
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1949: Premier League - Man City favourites now as Arsenal and Liverpool feel the heat
John Giles joins Eamon to review weekend Premier League games.Recorded on Tuesday 16th April 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1948: Week 1 - TikTok Taoiseach Simon Harris snubs the Dåil to go direct to the people on social media
Fionnán Sheahan talks to Eamon about Simon Harris's first week as Taoiseach. Fionnán is Ireland Editor for Independent.ie, The Irish Independent and The Sunday Independent.Recorded on Friday 12th April 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1947: Netanyahu actively provoking war with Iran to deepen the crisis and stay in office
Peter Oborne joins Eamon to talk about the Israel / Palestine war. Peter Oborne is a British journalist and broadcaster. He is author of The Fate of Abraham: Why the West is Wrong about Islam. He writes a political column for Middle East Eye and a diary column for the Byline Times. Recorded on Thursday 11th April 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1946: The surprise increase in inflation another threat to Biden's hopes of a return to the White House
Niall Stanage talks to Eamon from Washington. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House columnist for that publication.Recorded on Thursday11th April 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1945: Foundation of the peace process strong enough to withstand the loss of Jeffrey Donaldson.
Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern joins Eamon to talk about the impact of Jeffrey Donaldson's resignation as leader of the DUP, the price of uniting Ireland, and challenges facing Simon Harris as he takes over as Taoiseach.Recorded on Tuesday 9th April 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1836: Prof. Avi Shlaim on the Israeli / Palestinian Conflict - A Jewish voice on the history that has led to the present crisis
Professor Avi Shlaim spoke to Eamon last October following the 7th October attack by Hamas on Israel. Professor Shlaim is an author and Oxford historian of modern Middle East history. He is Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of the British Academy. Of the many books he has written about the Middle East his most recent is Three Worlds: Memoir of an Arab-Jew, published earlier this year.Recorded on 16th October 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1944: Premier League Title Race: Liam Brady on Arsenal's improvement since Declan Rice joined
Liam Brady joins Eamon to talk about the Premier League title race and to remember Joe Kinnear who died on Sunday..Recorded on Monday 8th April 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1943: After dithering for months Joe Biden finally calls for a ceasefire in Gaza
Niall Stanage reports from Washington. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor and White House Columnist for The Hill.Recorded on Thursday 4th April 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1942: The end of Thatcherism as British Tories look set to turn Boris’s 80 seat majority into a crushing defeat
Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon about the decline of the Tory Party. Recorded on Wednesday 3rd April 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 1941: Benjamin Netanyahu - bent on destruction, hated at home, can Netanyahu be stopped by his allies or his enemies?
Patrick Bury talks to Eamon following the Israeli attack on the World Central Kitchen convoy and the attack on an Iranian consulate in Damascus. Also as the IDF withdraws from Al-Shifa Hospital. Dr Patrick Bury is a Senior Lecturer in Security at the University of Bath specialising in warfare and counterterrorism. He is also a former NATO analyst and army infantry captain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.