# Eamon Dunphy

Last year

2022

# RIP

Dunphy: 'More than any other single individual, Pele made football 'the beautiful game''

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes Pele’s influence in the world game will be everlasting.

2.8k

Dec 30th 2022, 5:10 PM

All time

# a saga retold

The Premier League club Ireland might have had: an oral history of the Dublin Dons

More than 25 years ago, an Irish consortium led by Eamon Dunphy tried to buy Wimbledon FC and move it to Dublin. Some of the key players recall the story, and wonder what Irish football might look like now had it happened.

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Feb 28th 2021, 9:29 AM

# BTL

'Nowadays, footballers stop being normal people from the age of 11 or 12'

Author Simon Kuper is our guest on this week’s episode of Behind the Lines.

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Jan 19th 2021, 3:00 PM

# i'll tell you who wrote it

Years of Lead: the story of Eamon Dunphy and Liam Brady’s fractious decade

Kevin Brannigan excavates the writing of one of Ireland’s favourite pundits on another.

35.4k

Oct 18th 2020, 8:00 AM

# Analysis

How Ireland learned to stop worrying and love Jack Charlton

A look back at the troubled early days and the scepticism that greeted the Irish manager’s appointment.

19.8k

Jul 12th 2020, 9:30 PM

# Star Sides

Dunphy, Giles and Brady reveal their best Premier League team selections

The punditry trio debated their picks on the latest episode of Dunphy’s podcast The Stand.

14.6k

Apr 23rd 2020, 4:35 PM

# Setback

How the 'lowest moment' of his life shaped a future Ireland manager

Killian Brennan and Billy Dennehy recall playing under Stephen Kenny during a turbulent spell at Shamrock Rovers.

38.1k

Apr 8th 2020, 12:00 PM

# Artane

'Remember, these names, they were all real people': Vigil marks 39 years since the Stardust disaster

A permanent plaque listing all 48 names was unveiled.

9.4k

Feb 14th 2020, 3:38 PM

# Political Football

Showbiz, Baby! Bertie, Eamon Dunphy and a Celtic Tiger pop culture low-point

In September 2001, the then-leader of the country appeared as a guest pundit on RTE show The Premiership.

5.6k

Feb 8th 2020, 8:30 AM

# hold it there colette

'The band is back' - Dunphy, Giles and Brady set for TV reunion

The trio will be part of Premier Sports’ soccer coverage over the Christmas period.

13.6k

Nov 29th 2019, 1:05 PM

# Hindsight

Stephen Kenny: 'Rice and Grealish should still be playing for Ireland'

The former Dundalk manager was speaking on Eamon Dunphy’s The Stand podcast.

17.2k

Jul 11th 2019, 6:09 PM

# Reaction

Roy Keane, Jack Charlton and Eamon Dunphy feature in our World Cup '94 newspaper review

A look back at how Ireland were covered before, during and after the competition.

6.8k

Jun 17th 2019, 7:00 PM

# the big debate

Eamon Dunphy, former Rose of Tralee and UKIP's Welsh leader set to feature in first European TV debate

The first proper debate takes place on Virgin Media One tomorrow night.

29.3k

May 14th 2019, 10:47 PM

# Unimpressed

'He made a bit of an eejit of himself' - Dunphy criticises Sadlier and tennis ball protest

The ex-Ireland international said his former RTÉ colleague was “trying to make a name for himself”.

28.4k

Mar 28th 2019, 2:02 PM

# leaving neverland

'Deeply suspicious': Sam Smyth and Eamon Dunphy wrote concerned letter to Jackson accuser in 1988

Smyth recalled covering the singer’s visit to Cork as part of the ‘Bad’ tour.

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Mar 8th 2019, 10:55 AM

# showbiz

'I was so f*****g insensitive... I thought, 'Jesus... I shouldn’t be doing that''

In an exclusive long-form interview, Eamon Dunphy talks to The42 about RTÉ, criticism, regrets, legacy, and Glenn Whelan.

85.1k

Feb 23rd 2019, 8:00 AM

# Robbie v Eamo

Keane doesn't want to be 'one of these players who becomes fat, drinking and playing golf all the time'

The Republic of Ireland’s new coach believes he still has a lot to offer in the game.

32.3k

Dec 5th 2018, 8:10 AM

# Support

'John Delaney rang me for a bit of advice'

Ireland and Leeds legend John Giles gave advice to the FAI CEO and Stephen Kenny prior to the announcement of the new Boys in Green boss.

17.1k

Nov 26th 2018, 5:40 PM

# ask me anything baby

Quiz: How well do you know Eamon Dunphy?

After 40 years with RTÉ, Dunphy has left the broadcaster.

40.0k

Jul 29th 2018, 10:00 AM

# Opinion

Irish football’s love-hate relationship with Eamon Dunphy highlights a deeper generational divide

The veteran pundit announced his departure from RTÉ during the week.

17.1k

Jul 29th 2018, 7:00 AM

# this guy

Spoofers, jumping the fence and this fella Ronaldo: The fire of Eamon Dunphy's analysis

Football punditry on RTÉ will be a far less entertaining prospect from here on in.

33.8k

Jul 25th 2018, 5:59 PM

# Hes gone

13 of the best reactions to Eamon Dunphy leaving RTÉ

Insert your own ‘he’s leaving RTÉ for a young one’ joke here.

6.4k

Jul 25th 2018, 3:29 PM

# BYE BYE BABY

Eamon Dunphy is leaving RTÉ

After 40 years with RTÉ, Dunphy intends to focus on his podcast, ‘The Stand’.

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Jul 25th 2018, 1:59 PM

# eamo

11 tweets that show how conflicted we are as a nation about Eamon Dunphy

He can be a bit of a spoofer in fairness now.

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Jun 27th 2018, 4:00 PM

# scathing

Dunphy: 'I don’t know how Roy Keane can go on television and open his mouth'

The RTÉ pundit claims the Ireland assistant boss has become a ‘caricature’, while branding his team ‘the most backward football nation in the world right now’.

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Jun 26th 2018, 12:14 PM

# Punditry

'YouTube what Eamon has got away with over the years - that's why people love watching him'

Damien Duff and others on what differentiates the RTÉ panel from their competitors.

8.7k

Jun 7th 2018, 7:05 AM

# Row

'You're a f***ing b****cks, Eamon' - John Waters storms off Dunphy's podcast

The interview lasted just 13 minutes.

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May 17th 2018, 3:51 PM

# No Chance

Dunphy: Real Madrid will win the Champions League 'no matter what Liverpool do'

Both Liverpool and Real Madrid are battling to get into the Champions League final.

15.2k

Apr 26th 2018, 12:21 PM

# Advice

'Declan Rice should get off Twitter...the kid should keep quiet and get on with his work' - Dunphy

Eamon Dunphy was critical of Rice’s decision to acknowledge his error on social media.

8.5k

Apr 24th 2018, 2:53 PM

# admittance

Eamon Dunphy says he was 'completely wrong' about Ronaldo

The former Irish international was a vocal critic of the star in the past.

19.4k

Apr 11th 2018, 10:30 PM

# His biggest fan

Dunphy: 'Players like Wes have gone out of fashion, unless you’re Lionel Messi'

The 35-year-old has today called time on his international career.

6.6k

Feb 8th 2018, 10:55 AM

# HATRED

'Some of the Irish team were spat on as they made their way to the team bus'

In an extract from his book, Eoin Hand recalls the difficult end to his reign as Ireland manager.

36.8k

Dec 26th 2017, 12:00 PM

# COYBIG

It's about the journey* - 10 best bits from Ireland's World Cup qualifying campaign

*Not the destination, right?

3.4k

Dec 25th 2017, 6:30 PM

# not a fan

'I'd say he's a smashing lad to go out with, but does he win matches?'

Eamon Dunphy isn’t a Paul Pogba fan anyway.

14.8k

Dec 4th 2017, 10:54 PM

# saying sorry

RTÉ apologises following Eamon Dunphy and Joe Brolly's criticism of Barry McGuigan

Des Cahill acknowledged a lot of people were unhappy with an episode of Ireland’s Greatest Sporting Moment that aired two weeks ago.

60.0k

Nov 24th 2017, 7:57 PM

# dynamic duo

Dunphy proposes Dundalk boss Kenny for the Ireland job and Kerr's return

The RTÉ pundit would like to see Martin O’Neill replaced with the Lilywhites manager.

12.2k

Nov 20th 2017, 10:52 PM

# Your shout

'Is he still a good manager?' - Should Martin O'Neill stay on for two more years?

Eamon Dunphy claims that the evidence is there to show that the Ireland boss is no longer a good manager, but what do you think?

15.3k

Nov 15th 2017, 10:22 PM

# COYBIG

O’Neill executes with a game plan - Hoolahan could be the missing piece of the puzzle

Ireland need to take the game to Denmark on Tuesday and a rested Wes Hoolahan could be the man to unlock an untested defence.

11.3k

Nov 12th 2017, 8:05 PM

# Unimpressed

'It takes courage to get on the ball and play the way Hoolahan plays'

The RTÉ panel were critical of Ireland’s performance in Copenhagen on Saturday night.

8.4k

Nov 12th 2017, 12:04 AM

# Justice

'I was misled': Eamon Dunphy defends visiting Tom Humphries in psychiatric hospital

Dunphy’s comments on the Tonight Show last night sparked criticism, as he said Humphries was given “just about the right sentence”.

66.0k

Oct 25th 2017, 9:10 AM