Homeowners face €5k bill to remove lead pipes; Martin O’Neill apologised after ‘losing it’ in Celtic’s dressing room after loss; and watch Ryan Tubridy take on zorbing in Westport. These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this morning.

They couldn’t, could they? Go all the way?

I have given the Cork team and management the benefit of the doubt over the past three years, a point I was reminded of by an old Waterford friend departing Semple Stadium on Sunday evening.