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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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Public Inquiry
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

offsite link RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony

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offsite link Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony

offsite link RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony

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offsite link Education Secretary Launches Fresh Attack on Private Schools Sun Sep 21, 2025 17:13 | Richard Eldred
In a fresh raid that could force more closures and squeeze parents' wallets, Bridget Phillipson is hitting private schools again, this time tripling Ofsted inspection fees.
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offsite link Keir Starmer Confirms Britain Will Ignore US and Israeli Anger and Recognise a Palestinian State Sun Sep 21, 2025 15:00 | Richard Eldred
Keir Starmer has sparked fury by pledging to recognise a Palestinian state even though critics say it rewards Hamas, angers Israel and the US and won't help hostages or feed Gaza's starving.
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offsite link North Sea ?Has Three Times More Oil and Gas? Than Government Claims Sun Sep 21, 2025 13:00 | Richard Eldred
Britain's North Sea could have 14 billion barrels of oil and gas ? three times what the Government reckons ? but sky-high taxes and drilling bans are leaving it in the ground while jobs and cash go begging.
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offsite link Met Office Staff Given Record Bonuses Despite String of Forecast Failures Sun Sep 21, 2025 11:00 | Richard Eldred
The Met Office might struggle to predict the weather, but it seems staff can always count on a downpour of cash: they walked away with record bonus payments of ?8.1 million last year and ?31.5 million over five years.
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offsite link National Trust Sacks Volunteer Gardeners for Not Being Inclusive Enough Sun Sep 21, 2025 09:00 | Sallust
Thirteen volunteers say they have been forced out by the National Trust, which told them their "attitude and values" did not align with the charity's "respectful and inclusive culture".
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international / crime and justice / other press Monday October 01, 2007 20:24 by o as if   text 2 comments (last - tuesday october 02, 2007 20:03)
Catalan independence news these days seems to be focussed on a prison sentance passed on a protester who burnt a photo of the King of Spain last September 13th whilst Juan Carlos Bourbo y Bourbo was in Girona to open the science park there. A crowd of protesters had attended the event as part of the wider "300 years" movement which aims to raise independence hopes on the anniversaries of the beginning and end of the war of Bourbon succession between 1707 and the 11th of September 1714. That of course was the war which saw the European alliance supporting the Catalans (& British by they way) lose to the Bourbon dynasty (& the Basques by the way) which still holds the crown today. & that was when they lost their powers to raise tax & sundry other privelages.

Yesterday a bomb was difused in the headquarters of the Catalan Green party ICV-EUA which is a sister party of the Spanish state's IU or reformed marxists (who are linked to the SWP by the way)
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national / miscellaneous / press release Monday October 01, 2007 16:58 by SDLPyouth
SDLP Youth has welcomed today’s rise in the minimum wage, but has criticised the British government for the stratified system involved in its implementation. read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Monday October 01, 2007 15:29 by Davy Carlin   text 3 comments (last - wednesday august 20, 2008 13:34)
This is Part 4 of an online series for Indymedia Ireland, in which I will write one final Part in the time ahead.

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national / miscellaneous / press release Monday October 01, 2007 13:45 by eirbiz   text 5 comments (last - monday october 01, 2007 20:57)
Bertie 'Payola' Ahern accuses Leo Varadkar of taking Irish politics into the gutter. read full story / add a comment
limerick / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday October 01, 2007 13:00 by Adrian Nally
Update to the open letter published on indymedia on the 20th of September 2007. Same sorry old story. No responsibility taken by the authorities who are preventing me from having my car in a public place, or driving any vehicle, due to their on-going vendetta. I am hopeful that the minister will take my complaint seriously and deal with it appropriately. Otherwise, its more hardship without any answers. read full story / add a comment
galway / environment / event notice Monday October 01, 2007 11:43 by Danny   text 4 comments (last - monday october 01, 2007 14:55)
DEBATE: Environment in crisis: How can Global Warming be tackled?

SOCIALIST PARTY VS YOUNG GREENS

Wednesday, 3rd October 8pm in room AC203 ( front of the arts concourse) in NUIG read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / news report Monday October 01, 2007 11:05 by dagr
diverse direct actions reported in the last days read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / press release Sunday September 30, 2007 23:44 by The Oh-Aissieux
Award-winning Danish theatre company The Telling Theatre will perform their adaptation of Beowulf, at the Players Theatre at 8 pm on 20 October 2007. The show will be followed by a discussion with the performers.

With this production, the Narrative Arts Club would like to invite Irish performers and listeners to new ways of thinking about storytelling, in accordance with the club's motto: "Forget what storytelling was, and find out what it might be."

The "storytelling theatre" concept offers an exciting opportunity for the much-neglected art of storytelling to compete with the other urban arts, such as the conventional theatre, stand-up comedy and the cinema, for the attentions of savvy young urbanites at prime city-centre venues. read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Sunday September 30, 2007 17:42 by Over The Edge
Over the Edge hosts the launch of four new poetry collections at Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Sunday September 30, 2007 13:53 by quang duc
Great news for people who like Youtube, which I suppose are those who never actually become dismayed by reading the comments or want to wander out of their macro-cultural or sub-cultural niche.

Start again -

If you go to Youtube today, you can watch or upload vids of Police Brutality on the brand spanking new "police brutality channel"..........."oh but it's not snuff!" they complain. read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / event notice Sunday September 30, 2007 12:18 by Laura Broxson
Animal Rights Leafleting Events on Tuesday 2nd of October read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / event notice Saturday September 29, 2007 22:41 by Eve
Dublin Shell to Sea bus leaves for Friday Oct 12th Day of Action at Bellanaboy on the evening of Thu 11th. read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage / press release Saturday September 29, 2007 17:51 by Tivo   text 3 comments (last - sunday september 30, 2007 21:48)
The Tara compilation album is now available online. read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Saturday September 29, 2007 14:27 by John Mc Anulty
The changing face of sectarianism in the North read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Friday September 28, 2007 21:20 by Residents Against Racism
At 7.30pm on Thursday October 18th in the teachers club there will be a table quiz to raise much needed funds for the group to continue to do the work we do read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday September 28, 2007 15:21 by alasbarricadas   text 1 comment (last - friday september 28, 2007 16:05)
One of the main anarchist websites in spanish language, alasbarricadas.org, will have to pay 6,000 euro to a rock-star, Ramoncin, for some anonymous comments in one of their public forums. Those comments were considered as ‘ofensive’ to the artist ‘honour’. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / event notice Friday September 28, 2007 11:31 by Dan   text 2 comments (last - friday september 28, 2007 22:25)
Amnesty International Irish Section is joining Burma Action Ireland in calling all human rights activists to take to the streets on Saturday 29 September from 2pm to 4pm. In Dublin we will be assembling at the Spire on O'Connell Street but activists everywhere are urged to take the streets in their own community. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday September 28, 2007 10:46 by VP   text 5 comments (last - thursday october 11, 2007 00:49)
Jeremy Scahill, former member of the New York Catholic Worker and Jonah House, U.S. mercenary corpotaion Blackwater most recently responsible for killing 11 Iraqi civilians last week. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday September 27, 2007 22:22 by Seán Ó Murchú   text 12 comments (last - thursday october 11, 2007 01:48)
The visit of the head of the British Colonial police in Ireland to Cork tomorrow (September 28) is part of the ongoing process of normalising British rule in Ireland. By bringing Hugh Orde to Cork, like his visit to Ballymurphy in Belfast and Crossmaglen in Co Armagh, an attempt is being made to suggest that British rule and its forces of occupation are now normal and acceptable. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday September 27, 2007 20:35 by Solidarity   text 1 comment (last - monday october 08, 2007 18:35)
Four years into the war on Iraq it seems more serious nonviolent resistance is coming from within the military, from veterans of the war and the families of the military war dead than any civilian anti-war movement in the western world. Lt Ehren Watada refused deployment to Iraq declaring the war illegal. His court martial earleir this year collapsed over a legal technicality. His second trial is due to start early October.
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