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Indymedia Ireland is a volunteer-run non-commercial open publishing website for local and international news, opinion & analysis, press releases and events. Its main objective is to enable the public to participate in reporting and analysis of the news and other important events and aspects of our daily lives and thereby give a voice to people.

offsite link Fraud and mismanagement at University College Cork Thu Aug 28, 2025 18:30 | Calli Morganite
UCC has paid huge sums to a criminal professor
This story is not for republication. I bear responsibility for the things I write. I have read the guidelines and understand that I must not write anything untrue, and I won't.
This is a public interest story about a complete failure of governance and management at UCC.

offsite link Deliberate Design Flaw In ChatGPT-5 Sun Aug 17, 2025 08:04 | Mind Agent
Socratic Dialog Between ChatGPT-5 and Mind Agent Reveals Fatal and Deliberate 'Design by Construction' Flaw
This design flaw in ChatGPT-5's default epistemic mode subverts what the much touted ChatGPT-5 can do... so long as the flaw is not tickled, any usage should be fine---The epistemological question is: how would anyone in the public, includes you reading this (since no one is all knowing), in an unfamiliar domain know whether or not the flaw has been tickled when seeking information or understanding of a domain without prior knowledge of that domain???!

This analysis is a pretty unique and significant contribution to the space of empirical evaluation of LLMs that exist in AI public world... at least thus far, as far as I am aware! For what it's worth--as if anyone in the ChatGPT universe cares as they pile up on using the "PhD level scholar in your pocket".

According to GPT-5, and according to my tests, this flaw exists in all LLMs... What is revealing is the deduction GPT-5 made: Why ?design choice? starts looking like ?deliberate flaw?.

People are paying $200 a month to not just ChatGPT, but all major LLMs have similar Pro pricing! I bet they, like the normal user of free ChatGPT, stay in LLM's default mode where the flaw manifests itself. As it did in this evaluation.

offsite link AI Reach: Gemini Reasoning Question of God Sat Aug 02, 2025 20:00 | Mind Agent
Evaluating Semantic Reasoning Capability of AI Chatbot on Ontologically Deep Abstract (bias neutral) Thought
I have been evaluating AI Chatbot agents for their epistemic limits over the past two months, and have tested all major AI Agents, ChatGPT, Grok, Claude, Perplexity, and DeepSeek, for their epistemic limits and their negative impact as information gate-keepers.... Today I decided to test for how AI could be the boon for humanity in other positive areas, such as in completely abstract realms, such as metaphysical thought. Meaning, I wanted to test the LLMs for Positives beyond what most researchers benchmark these for, or have expressed in the approx. 2500 Turing tests in Humanity?s Last Exam.. And I chose as my first candidate, Google DeepMind's Gemini as I had not evaluated it before on anything.

offsite link Israeli Human Rights Group B'Tselem finally Admits It is Genocide releasing Our Genocide report Fri Aug 01, 2025 23:54 | 1 of indy
We have all known it for over 2 years that it is a genocide in Gaza
Israeli human rights group B'Tselem has finally admitted what everyone else outside Israel has known for two years is that the Israeli state is carrying out a genocide in Gaza

Western governments like the USA are complicit in it as they have been supplying the huge bombs and missiles used by Israel and dropped on innocent civilians in Gaza. One phone call from the USA regime could have ended it at any point. However many other countries are complicity with their tacit approval and neighboring Arab countries have been pretty spinless too in their support

With the release of this report titled: Our Genocide -there is a good chance this will make it okay for more people within Israel itself to speak out and do something about it despite the fact that many there are actually in support of the Gaza

offsite link China?s CITY WIDE CASH SEIZURES Begin ? ATMs Frozen, Digital Yuan FORCED Overnight Wed Jul 30, 2025 21:40 | 1 of indy
This story is unverified but it is very instructive of what will happen when cash is removed
THIS STORY IS UNVERIFIED BUT PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO OR READ THE TRANSCRIPT AS IT GIVES AN VERY GOOD IDEA OF WHAT A CASHLESS SOCIETY WILL LOOK LIKE. And it ain't pretty

A single video report has come out of China claiming China's biggest cities are now cashless, not by choice, but by force. The report goes on to claim ATMs have gone dark, vaults are being emptied. And overnight (July 20 into 21), the digital yuan is the only currency allowed.

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galway / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday December 01, 2008 17:03 by Sarah
Award winning human rights short films come to Galway
What: Screening of Invisibles – an award winning series of five short films about human rights followed by a panel discussion

Who: Speakers from the Irish Centre for Human Rights; NUIG Global Women’s Centre; the Development Education Research Network and Médecins Sans Frontiéres
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international / miscellaneous / event notice Monday December 01, 2008 16:13 by George S Rishmawi
The Palestinian Summer Celebration 2009
14 June 2009 – 16 August 2009
June 14th – July 12th 2009 (first month)
July 13th – August 16th 2009 (second month)

http://www.sirajcenter.org

Come and celebrate Palestine! The Palestinian Summer Celebration is a unique annual program that gives people from all over the world the chance to encounter the life, culture, and politics of Palestine. Learn Arabic and study Palestinian history at Bethlehem University, spend time with local families and volunteer with a community organization. read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Monday December 01, 2008 15:09 by Michael Murphy   text 23 comments (last - saturday december 06, 2008 21:42)
The Socialist Party has been in discussion with others on the left with a view to forming an Electoral Alliance for the Local Elections which will take place in June 2009. These discussions have been publicly carried in the pages of our paper "the Socialist" and on sites such as this. The Socialist Party has put forward a very positive proposal for a local election slate of candidates. It is important the slate would field credible candiates with a record in the their area that there is political agreement with the programme of the slate which will flow from discussions. We feel these issues among others mentioned in the material below are extremley important if we are to get aggreement. This is why in these proposals we have provided fuller elaboration of our position in an open, honest and constructive manner we hope that other groups will respond in kind. read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Monday December 01, 2008 01:20 by Over The Edge
The final Over The Edge: Open Reading of the year will take place in Galway City Library, St. Augustine Street, Galway on Thursday, December 18th, 6.30-8pm. The Featured Readers are Paula Gilbert, Denise Heneghan & Clare Muireann Murphy. read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Monday December 01, 2008 01:11 by Over The Edge
2nd Annual North Beach Poetry Nights' Grand Slam
North Beach Poetry Nights PROUDLY presents
on Monday December 15th at 9 pm
in The Crane Bar, Sea Road, Galway read full story / add a comment
clare / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday December 01, 2008 00:24 by John Lannon   text 1 comment (last - sunday december 14, 2008 19:28)
The monthly Shannon Torture Watch vigil takes place on Sunday Dec 14th from 2pm to 3pm. Meet as usual at the small roundabout near the security hut (gantry) at the airport entrance. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Sunday November 30, 2008 19:17 by Ciaron   text 2 comments (last - tuesday december 02, 2008 10:14)
Anti-War Vigil *GPO Monday Dec. 1st. 4pm-6pm
Stop Irish Participation in the War!"
"U.S. Military Out of Shannon, Iraq & Afghanistan!"
*Outside GPO, O'Connel St. Dublin read full story / add a comment
sligo / miscellaneous / news report Friday November 28, 2008 22:23 by Ray   text 8 comments (last - friday december 19, 2008 20:33)
In a new twist in the ongoing dispute between members and officials of Sligo Borough Council, that has resulted in no borough council meeting having been held for four weeks. It has emerged that more than ten staff have lodged formal complaints with management alleging bullying and harassment by a member of the council.

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international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Friday November 28, 2008 18:01 by Peter   text 7 comments (last - wednesday february 04, 2009 19:33)
I find it really fascinating that an individual that not so long ago embraced the cause for spanish patriotism has become a simbol of basque resistance and receives support from Sinn Fein. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Friday November 28, 2008 15:51 by Contaminated Crow   text 1 comment (last - saturday december 06, 2008 19:05)
Mainly waste this week read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Friday November 28, 2008 13:28 by Paul McAndrew
This year's GLORIA 'Breath of Heaven ' Christmas Concerts will be in aid of both MarriagEquality and The Gay Switchboard.

(Gloria is Ireland's lesbian and gay choir, twice past winner of the National Choral Festival )

They will be taking place on both Tuesday 16th December and Thursday 18th December in St. Anne's Church on Dawson Street. The concerts start at 8pm, however the doors open from 6pm and we would advise arriving early as it does fill up quickly, so you don't want to be disappointed
Look forward to seeing you there read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday November 28, 2008 13:01 by redjade
Solidarity needed - even during the era of President Obama. read full story / add a comment
kilkenny / animal rights / opinion/analysis Friday November 28, 2008 11:28 by Bernie Wright   text 7 comments (last - tuesday december 23, 2008 11:26)
The AOHS have contacted (Laura Keys) at the Kilkenny People newspaper who have confirmed that online opinion polls are open to mass voting by lobby groups.
We alerted our supporters to the vote online but realise that as this poll is running for a week till Tuesday it means nothing in terms of real analysis.

The votes in favour of ‘foxhunting being discontinued’ have fluctuated from over 80% in favour to just below 50% at other times. Its like a game show, excuse the pun, and the site itself easily allows repeat voting, it is readily open to abuse which makes it all irrelevant. The newspaper have now confirmed they are well aware of the mass-voting aspect.

“For this reason I think it's pointless to participate in these "polls".
They are totally unscientific, are easily rigged, and only really exist to drive traffic to the sites to boost their advertising revenue.
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dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Friday November 28, 2008 10:51 by Gino Kenny   text 1 comment (last - friday november 28, 2008 12:43)
Table Quiz for Clondalkin PBPA Candidate Gino Kenny election campaign for 2009 local election. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Friday November 28, 2008 00:37 by Richard Walsh
Support for measures contained within the so-called “Counter-Terrorism Bill” in Stormont by members of the Provisional party marks a new low for their morally bankrupt party, a spokesman for Republican Sinn Féin said today.
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dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday November 27, 2008 21:25 by Elisa O'Donovan
Picket called for by 'Save Sligo's Cancer Services' group as Harney opens the 4th All Ireland Cancer Confrence read full story / add a comment
cavan / miscellaneous / press release Thursday November 27, 2008 19:06 by Richard Walsh   text 22 comments (last - saturday december 06, 2008 01:47)
Claims by 26-County President Mary McAleese during a visit to an Orange Hall in County Cavan that it is possible to be both Irish and British are nonsensical, a spokesperson for Republican Sinn Féin has said.
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cork / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday November 27, 2008 18:35 by modonoghue   text 2 comments (last - friday november 28, 2008 10:35)
Cork People before Profit Alliance is inviting the public to participate in a series of protests over the coming weeks. The first of these pickets will be held on Green Party Office (Dan Boyles Clinic), 99 Douglas Street, Cork on Saturday 29 November 12pm. read full story / add a comment
national / eu / press release Thursday November 27, 2008 17:39 by Richard Walsh   text 2 comments (last - saturday november 29, 2008 23:57)
The findings of the sub-committee charged with reviewing the future of the 26-County State within the EU is clearly designed to pave the way for a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, a spokesperson for Republican Sinn Féin said. read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday November 27, 2008 14:11 by Sarah
Amnesty International Ireland and the Galway Rape Crisis centre are organizing two events on Dec 5th to mark the international campaign ‘16 Days in opposition to violence against women’ .

The first event is a candle lit vigil in solidarity with the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo - this will take place at 5 PM at Lynches castle, Shop Street, Galway.

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