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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
The Saker >>
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005
RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony
Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony
Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony
RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony
Waiting for SIPO Anthony
Public Inquiry >>
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.
Top Scientists Confirm Covid Shots Cause Heart Attacks in Children Sun Oct 05, 2025 20:31 | imc
Fraud and mismanagement at University College Cork Thu Aug 28, 2025 18:30 | Calli Morganite
Deliberate Design Flaw In ChatGPT-5 Sun Aug 17, 2025 08:04 | Mind Agent
AI Reach: Gemini Reasoning Question of God Sat Aug 02, 2025 20:00 | Mind Agent
Israeli Human Rights Group B'Tselem finally Admits It is Genocide releasing Our Genocide report Fri Aug 01, 2025 23:54 | 1 of indy
Human Rights in Ireland >>
?70 Million Spent Every Year for ?Diversity Officers? in NHS and Police Sun Oct 12, 2025 15:00 | Richard Eldred
Britain's public sector is splurging ?70?million a year on 'woke' diversity officers while NHS waiting lists soar, police are understaffed and councils hike taxes.
The post ?70 Million Spent Every Year for ?Diversity Officers? in NHS and Police appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
More Than ?10 Billion of Universal Credit Went to Non-UK Citizens Last Year Sun Oct 12, 2025 13:00 | Richard Eldred
Shocking new figures reveal that foreigners received ?10 billion ? one in every six pounds ? of Universal Credit, fuelling claims Britain's welfare system has become a cash machine for the world.
The post More Than ?10 Billion of Universal Credit Went to Non-UK Citizens Last Year appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Mosque in Uber-Liberal London Enclave Bans All Females Over 12 From Charity Park Run? So Where Are t... Sun Oct 12, 2025 11:00 | Richard Eldred
Critics say Britain's sliding towards sharia law after a London Mosque barred women and girls over 12 from joining a supposedly ?inclusive? fun run in East London's Victoria Park.
The post Mosque in Uber-Liberal London Enclave Bans All Females Over 12 From Charity Park Run? So Where Are the Howls of Outrage From the Wokerati? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Huge Spike in EV Copper Cable Theft Leaves Drivers Stranded Sun Oct 12, 2025 09:00 | Sallust
A huge spike in EV copper charging cable thefts is leaving drivers at increasing risk of being stranded and threatening the viability of the transition away from petrol and diesel vehicles.
The post Huge Spike in EV Copper Cable Theft Leaves Drivers Stranded appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Renewables Subsidies Rise Yet Again Sun Oct 12, 2025 07:00 | Paul Homewood
Renewables subsidies have risen yet again, taking them to ?11.4 billion a year, all of which is added to energy bills. No wonder our energy prices are the highest in the world, says Paul Homewood.
The post Renewables Subsidies Rise Yet Again appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Lockdown Skeptics >>
dublin |
bin tax / household tax / water tax |
press release
Tuesday July 01, 2003 10:30
by Seán
printable version
Digg this
del.icio.us
Furl
Reddit
Technorati
Facebook
Gab
Twitter
View Comments Titles Only
save preference
Comments (9 of 9)
Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9The Government intends to bluntly guillotine the “Protection of the Environment Bill, 2003,” through the Dáil tonight. The “Protection of the Environment Bill, 2003,” is a Trojan Horse containing measures attempting to smash the Anti Bin Tax Campaign in the greater Dublin area.
City or County Managers are being given the power to set the levels of the refuse charges/ bin tax. In particular, the Government hopes it will intimidate the tens of thousands of householders in Dublin who are boycotting the bin tax through allowing Councils to leave their bins uncollected.
Non Collection Will Be Resisted
The four Anti Bin Tax Campaigns in the greater Dublin area are adamant that the Campaign will not be broken. Democratic people power at local level will be employed to mobilise openly in opposition to the threat of non- collection. Council refuse trucks will be delayed in housing estates until all bins are collected as at present.
The Government’s agenda is clear. It wishes to break the Anti Bin Tax Campaign in Dublin. If that were to happen, the refuse charges would rise dramatically. There would then be a move to reintroduce water charges. Before long, each household could face up to €1,000 per year in what would be essentially a parallel tier of local taxation. This would be intolerable for very many households already hard put to meet constantly rising costs.
This is in contrast to the Government’s treatment of the corporate sector that is getting a tax/ PRSI reduction this year of just under €1 billion.
Measures in Bill that attack local democracy and PAYE taxpayers
Section 26 of the Bill removes the power to review, vary or replace a waste management plan from elected councillors and gives it exclusively to City or County Managers. Thus for example, the rejection of a toxic waste incinerator voted on by Cork County Council very recently, could not happen if this Bill is passed.
Section 49 of the Bill removes the setting of the level of bin taxes from elected councillors and gives it exclusively to City and County Managers. This will further propel the attempt of councils to ratchet up the amount of refuse charges on householders. This can also be a prelude to an attempt to privatise the household refuse collection services where that has not already happened.
Section 29 of the Bill proposes to give council management the right to leave bins uncollected where a charge has not been paid as demanded by the council. This is a blatant attempt to smash the widespread boycott of the bin tax that is happening in the greater Dublin area at the present time.
A real waste management policy – not a new tax in disguise.
Charging for household refuse is not a waste policy, it is an attempt to raise new taxes. The fact is that the most recent EPA National Survey (1998) found the amount of total waste arisings accounted for by householders was only 1.5% while the vast bulk was accounted for by large-scale agriculture, industry and construction. Householders only account for 13% of waste going to landfills.
Nevertheless, further measures can be taken to assist householders to cut down the amount going to landfill. This would require legislation requiring the mandatory reduction of unnecessary packaging which householders are forced to take home with them and which then has to go into refuse bins. In this sense it is nonsense to describe householders as “polluters” - they are in fact waste receivers from others. The four anti bin tax campaigns in Dublin call for the resourcing from central taxation of a radical programme of measures to reduce waste at source and for reuse and recycling.
A crowd of 40 Sinn Féin activists and supporters picketed Leinster House this evening in protest at the passing of the Protection Against the Environment Bill.
They were joined by the part's TDs and a number of the Dublin City Councillors who have been prominent in Sinn Féin's campaign against the Bin Tax.
Protestors received numerous beeps of support from members of the public, notably taxis and busses with a special cheer for a Dublin Bus bin collector.
The protest lasted about an hour as inside Leinster House the debate about the Protection against the Environment, which has so far taken up almost 40 hours, of debate, continued. Over 150 amendments have been put from Sinn Féin, Greens, Labour, Socialist Party and Fine Gael.
At the moment, the Bill is set to pass the final stage of the debate at 9.30pm tonight.
"Protestors received numerous beeps of support from members of the public, notably taxis and busses with a special cheer for a Dublin Bus bin collector." "Dublin Bus bin collector"! Eh? Justin? As someone who works in Dublin Bus myself I or any of my work colleagues have never heard of a "Dublin Bus bin collector". Typo error surely?
Dublin Bus Bin Collection? Must have been half asleep, Dublin Corpo Bin Truck.
Was the bill passed?
It was indeed. The vote was 69 to 54 and the list of who voted what way is below. All the Bill now requires is the signature of the President and it's law.
The Dáil divided: Tá, 69; Níl, 54.
Tá
Ahern, Michael.
Ahern, Noel.
Andrews, Barry.
Ardagh, Seán.
Aylward, Liam.
Brady, Johnny.
Brady, Martin.
Browne, John.
Callanan, Joe.
Callely, Ivor.
Carey, Pat.
Carty, John.
Cassidy, Donie.
Collins, Michael.
Cooper-Flynn, Beverley.
Cowen, Brian.
Cregan, John.
Cullen, Martin.
Curran, John.
Davern, Noel.
Dempsey, Noel.
Dempsey, Tony.
Dennehy, John.
Devins, Jimmy.
Ellis, John.
Fahey, Frank.
Finneran, Michael.
Fitzpatrick, Dermot.
Fleming, Seán.
Gallagher, Pat The Cope.
Glennon, Jim.
Hanafin, Mary.
Haughey, Seán.
Hoctor, Máire.
Jacob, Joe.
Keaveney, Cecilia.
Kelleher, Billy.
Kelly, Peter.
Killeen, Tony.
Lenihan, Brian.
Lenihan, Conor.
McCreevy, Charlie.
McDaid, James.
McDowell, Michael.
McEllistrim, Thomas.
McGuinness, John.
Moynihan, Donal.
Moynihan, Michael.
Mulcahy, Michael.
Nolan, M.J.
Ó Cuív, Éamon.
O'Connor, Charlie.
O'Dea, Willie.
O'Donnell, Liz.
O'Flynn, Noel.
O'Keeffe, Batt.
O'Malley, Fiona.
O'Malley, Tim.
Parlon, Tom.
Power, Peter.
Power, Seán.
Ryan, Eoin.
Sexton, Mae.
Smith, Michael.
Wallace, Dan.
Walsh, Joe.
Wilkinson, Ollie.
Woods, Michael.
Wright, G.V.
Níl
Allen, Bernard.
Boyle, Dan.
Breen, James.
Broughan, Thomas P.
Burton, Joan.
Connolly, Paudge.
Costello, Joe.
Coveney, Simon.
Crawford, Seymour.
Crowe, Seán.
Cuffe, Ciarán.
Deasy, John.
Deenihan, Jimmy.
Durkan, Bernard J.
English, Damien.
Enright, Olwyn.
Gilmore, Eamon.
Gormley, John.
Gregory, Tony.
Harkin, Marian.
Hayes, Tom.
Higgins, Joe.
Higgins, Michael D.
Howlin, Brendan.
Kehoe, Paul.
McCormack, Padraic.
McGinley, Dinny.
McGrath, Finian.
McGrath, Paul.
Mitchell, Olivia.
Morgan, Arthur.
Murphy, Gerard.
Naughten, Denis.
Neville, Dan.
Ó Caoláin, Caoimhghín.
Ó Snodaigh, Aengus.
O'Keeffe, Jim.
O'Shea, Brian.
O'Sullivan, Jan.
Pattison, Seamus.
Penrose, Willie.
Perry, John.
Quinn, Ruairi.
Rabbitte, Pat.
Ring, Michael.
Ryan, Eamon.
Ryan, Seán.
Sargent, Trevor.
Sherlock, Joe.
Shortall, Róisín.
Stagg, Emmet.
Stanton, David.
Upton, Mary.
Wall, Jack.
Tellers:Tá, Deputies Hanafin and Kelleher; Níl, Deputies Durkan and Stagg.
Question declared carried.
Why werent they on the protest?
Do you really believe that the SP weren't there or are you just sh*t stirring like the others (maybe you are one of the others)
As one of few people at the protest I can safely say that there was no one there except sinn fein members.
No idea why - just reporting a fact