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  • Mikey Stafford RTÉ Online Sport Editor

    Mikey Stafford

    RTÉ Online Sport Editor

    Wayne Rooney is selling his BMW i8. Credit: Autotrader

    Want Conor McGregor's car? Buy one from Wayne Rooney

    It may only be a 1.5, but Wayne Rooney's BMW i8, according to Conor McGregor, is a 'rocket ship". It can be yours for less than €75,000.

    Soccer • 23 Jan 18
    Scott Fardy scored two of Leinster's eight tries as a poor Glasgow were put to the sword

    More highs than Lowes as Leinster secure home quarter

    Leinster vindicated their favourites tag with a dazzling attacking display against a weakened Glasgow, but head coach Leo Cullen will have questions about defence.

    Rugby • 14 Jan 18
    Jonathan Sexton gets over for Leinster's fifth try

    Recap: Leinster 55-19 Glasgow

    Leinster secure a home Champions Cup quarter-final thanks to a eight-try stroll past a second-string Glasgow side at the RDS.

    Rugby • 14 Jan 18
    Changes to your comments section

    Changes to your comments section

    Editor Mikey Stafford explains the changes you may have seen in the comments section on the RTÉ Sport website.

    Other sport • 11 Jan 18
    Brian Fenton salutes Dublin fans after their third All-Ireland in a row

    Talking Sport: Like their team, Dublin fans need a foe

    The furious online reaction to the team of the year poll brought to Mikey Stafford's mind Millwall's famous "Nobody likes us and we don't care" mantra.

    GAA • 21 Dec 17
    Henry Shefflin hung up his hurl this week and the world did not bat an eyelid

    Talking Sport: Henry proof GAA doesn't do second acts

    The greatest hurler of all time hung up his hurl this week and nobody batted an eyelid, which Mikey Stafford believes says more about the club game than Henry Shefflin.

    GAA • 15 Dec 17
    Annual reports have begun to resemble Father Ted's Golden Cleric speech

    Comment: 'Tis the season for the cult of the secretary

    The annual reports released ahead of county conventions are beginning more and more to resemble Father Ted's Golden Cleric speech, writes Mikey Stafford.

    GAA • 12 Dec 17
    Brian Kerr only lost two games as Republic of Ireland senior manager

    Talking Sport: Kerr should be central to Irish football

    The 20 years since Ireland's third place finish in Malaysia have taught us that Brian Kerr's is a football mind Irish football cannot bear to be without.

    Soccer • 08 Dec 17
    France away in early February is next up for Ireland

    Schmidt must abandon Six Nations to focus on World Cup

    It may be less than two years away, but maybe it's time Ireland devoted the Japan World Cup their undivided attention, writes Mikey Stafford.

    Rugby • 28 Nov 17
    Cyrus Christie was the victim of racist abuse in wake of Denmark defeat

    Talking Sport: Twitter's troll problem rears ugly head

    It was another dispiriting week on the social media platform, which Mikey Stafford believes may soon be ruined by hate.

    Other sport • 24 Nov 17
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