An Irish adventurer has smashed cricket star Freddie Flintoff's Guinness World Record for zorbing 100 metres in the fastest time.

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.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been accused of staying "silent" on the IBRC deals controversy, Gardaí have launched a murder investigation after a 25-year-old man died in west Dublin, a 58-year-old Irish nun visiting Rome was trapped in an elevator for three days and John Delaney is urged to take a voluntary 50% pay cut. Here’s this evening’s irishexaminer.com catch-up.

Have you ever fancied going zorbing?