A warning to those of a sensitive disposition: this piece is unavoidably littered with the c-word.

An incinerator in Cork Harbour would be similar to the notorious nuclear power-plant in The Simpsons, an oral hearing into the proposed application by Indaver Ireland in Ringaskiddy heard yesterday.

Former Cork hurler Setanta O’hAilpin’s Aussie Rules’ senior debut ended in defeat this morning as the Carlton Blues lost their season’s opener 86-66 to Geelong at the Optus Oval.