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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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national / anti-capitalism / news report Monday September 22, 2008 16:17 by Soundmigration   text 21 comments (last - sunday september 28, 2008 13:28)
At this stage its unsurprising in the least to read Royal Dutch Shell propoganda being presented as "journalism" by the Irish Independent and its stable mate, the Sunday Indo. Most readers of this site will be only too aware that the paper's owner 'Sir' Tony O Reilly has a very practical and profitable interest in the vast amounts of oil and gas of the West coast of Ireland.

However even by the hack standards of journalism, and right wing opinions, that grace the paper, yesterdays piece by Maeve Sheehan suggest not just the usual biased and unnuaced 'presentation of facts' but has an almost willful ignorance of the facts on the ground. Combined with a willingness to present Shell and Police PR without any simple background checks or colloratory evidence over such an 'extensive' (read: its got a big word count) this article would be most useful for any who sought a practical example of what Noam Chomsky describes as the 'manufacturing of consent' read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / event notice Monday September 22, 2008 00:41 by kevin
Thursday 25th September, 8pm, Shamrock Pub (upstairs) Finglas Village
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dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Sunday September 21, 2008 23:26 by Ciaron   text 2 comments (last - monday september 22, 2008 10:40)
Anti-War Vigil *GPO Monday September 22nd.. 4pm-6pm
"Stop Irish Participation in the War!"
"U.S. Military Out of Shannon & Iraq!"
*Outside GPO, O'Connel St. Dublin
Come join Mairitn, Colim, Damien, Ciaron, Steve, Emira & others at the vigil!
Drop by for a short time and get updated on the war on Iraq, Afghanistan & elsewhere!
Get updated on nonviolent resistance to war and war preparations in Ireland and elsewhere
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cork / anti-capitalism / event notice Sunday September 21, 2008 20:21 by Joe Moore   text 5 comments (last - friday september 26, 2008 18:42)
As major banks and insurance companies in the US are collapsing, we ask "Is This the end of Capitalism?"

A public meeting to discuss this question will be held in the Victoria Hotel, Patrick St., Cork on Thursday 2nd October 2008 at 8.00pm.
Speaker, Donal McFhearraigh, editor Socialist Worker. read full story / add a comment
wicklow / environment / press release Sunday September 21, 2008 17:46 by Mr.Peter Brady Alias.   text 1 comment (last - friday october 03, 2008 21:49)
This is our third statement. read full story / add a comment
national / housing / event notice Saturday September 20, 2008 02:01 by The Unwelcome Guest
Long mooted, it has become clear in recent weeks that despite all advice to the contrary from International think tanks and anyone with a modicum of sense, Fianna Fail, perhaps aided and abetted by the Green Party are moving closer to rolling out a bailout scheme for their developer buddies. This scheme will be disguised as "assistance" to the low paid, it will be advertised as much needed relief for the First Time Buyer but in reality is nothing but a misuse of Tax Payer's funds and a direct contribution to keeping already too high Property Prices where they are and bailing out the Brown Envelope Brigade, the Developers who have bankrolled FF forever... read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Saturday September 20, 2008 00:47 by Contaminated Crow
A quiet week -airport objections and an oral hearing read full story / add a comment
national / environment / press release Friday September 19, 2008 22:10 by Brian Guckian & Tadhg Crowley   text 9 comments (last - tuesday september 30, 2008 01:37)
MODIFICATIONS to the current M3 construction project that would remove tolls, improve quality of life and facilitate the early building of the Navan Rail Link remain on the table with government and can be implemented at any time, according to the promoters of the innovative Meath MASTER Plan, transport researcher Brian Guckian and environmental campaigner Tadhg Crowley.
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday September 19, 2008 19:41 by Cormac Mac Gall
Dublin Committee condemns latest action of Spanish state in banning yet another Basque political party as part of a campaign of repression against all democratic and peaceful expression of Basque left-nationalist aspirations. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Friday September 19, 2008 15:45 by big_ron   text 2 comments (last - friday september 19, 2008 18:11)
This evenings vigil has been cancelled because Maura has come off her hunger strike due to the departure of the solitaire from Irish waters. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday September 19, 2008 15:25 by pat c   text 4 comments (last - saturday september 20, 2008 22:21)
Yes, it was a War Crime but I won't hold my breath waiting for NATO to bomb Tel Aviv. Full text at link.

A report to the UN Human Rights Council on Israel's shelling of Beit Hanoun in Gaza almost two years ago says it may have been a war crime. The report compiled by Archbishop Desmond Tutu casts doubt on Israel's explanation that the shelling resulted from a flawed artillery firing system. It calls on Israel to pay compensation to the victims, 19 of whom were killed. Archbishop Tutu went to Beit Hanoun in May, after objections by Israel delayed his mission several times.
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national / history and heritage / other press Friday September 19, 2008 13:59 by Eugene Mc Cartan
As we approach the 40th anniversary of the first civil rights march on the 5th October 1968 organised by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) . The Communist Party of Ireland has produced a special supplement to mark this important event and presents its understanding of the relevance of NICRA and the important lessons that the CPI believes can be brought into todays struggles. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Friday September 19, 2008 12:12 by John Cornford
John Rees, longtime leader of the English SWP has been unceremoniously dumped. Peter Manson analyses this and other developments in the SWP. Article in full at url.

Meeting on August 27, the 14-strong central committee voted by 10 to four to remove comrade Rees as CC member responsible for election work, and instructed him, against his wishes, to resign from the Left Alternative national council. Rees has quite rightly been blamed for the Respect/Left List/Left Alternative fiasco, which culminated in the SWP-led slate being wiped out in May’s elections to the London assembly. This humiliation then saw the defection to Labour and the Liberal Democrats of Left List councillors and assembly candidates. read full story / add a comment
tipperary / arts and media / event notice Friday September 19, 2008 10:15 by Rona S
Feile Eile is to promote public awareness on environmental issues, encourage
participation in community activities and raise funds for Thurles Tidy Towns.

Feile Eile will take place in Parnell St. Car Park, Thurles on Sun 21st September and
coincides with International Car-Free Day, European Mobility Week and National
Organic Week.

The day kicks off @ Midday and will finish up around 8.30pm. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday September 18, 2008 14:36 by big_ron
Maura Harrington, a school teacher from the Erris peninsula has been on hunger strike for 9 days now. Shell have it in their power to save Maura's life by getting the solitaire to leave Irish territorial waters. Show Solidarity 6pm Shell HQ. read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights / press release Wednesday September 17, 2008 23:29 by Laura Broxson   text 12 comments (last - tuesday october 28, 2008 02:11)
On the evening of Wednesday 17th September, a member of the National Animal Rights Association was assaulted and threatened while peacefully leafleting outside the Great European Circus (which is also known as the Royal Russian Circus), where they are currently staying on the Trim Road in Navan, Co Meath.

Contact N.A.R.A. Spokesperson: Laura Broxson, 086 8729 444
www.naracampaigns.org
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international / miscellaneous / press release Wednesday September 17, 2008 17:32 by Malachy Steenson   text 2 comments (last - thursday september 18, 2008 17:05)
Michael Finnegan, President of the Workers Party, has stated that the new national pay agreement has saddled public sector workers with the burden of paying for the avarice and failures of the private sector. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Wednesday September 17, 2008 14:52 by Michael Gallagher
The table quiz planned for the 19th Sept, in the Auld Triangle Pub, Dorset/Gardiner St. Dublin, has been cancelled.
Apologies to all for any inconvenience. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / opinion/analysis Wednesday September 17, 2008 13:47 by Ciaron O'Reilly   text 4 comments (last - thursday september 18, 2008 17:03)
Like many people around the world and around the country, I am humbled and inspired by the nonviolent resistance
undertaken by in Rossport against Shell and the collaborating Irish state. Those who have gathered at Rossport
to confront the power and wealth arraigned against the environment, community and a way of life nourish many of us focused
on a varitey of fronts nonviolently struggling for peace and justice. The steadfastness, heroism, solidarity and creativity of the past weeks
has been both humbling and inspiring. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / event notice Wednesday September 17, 2008 11:22 by Dublin Shell to Sea   text 1 comment (last - wednesday september 17, 2008 11:26)
Maura Harrington, a school teacher from the Erris peninsula has been on hunger strike for 9 days now. Shell have it in their power to save Maura's life by getting the solitaire to leave Irish territorial waters. Show Solidarity 6pm Shell HQ read full story / add a comment
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