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 >>
Parse failure for http://humanrights.ie/feed/.
Last Retry Wednesday October 08, 2025 22:04
Two-Tier Justice on Full Display as Epping Protesters Get Longer Sentences Than Sex Attacker Whose C... Wed Oct 08, 2025 19:36 | Will Jones
Two-tier justice was on full display as three Epping protesters received longer prison sentences than the asylum seeker whose sex attack on a child they were protesting about, says Laurie Wastell.
The post Two-Tier Justice on Full Display as Epping Protesters Get Longer Sentences Than Sex Attacker Whose Crime They Were Protesting appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
British Steel Industry Faces ?Existential Threat? as EU Hikes Tariffs to 50% Despite Starmer?s ?EU R... Wed Oct 08, 2025 17:23 | Will Jones
Britain?s Net Zero-ravaged steel industry is facing an "existential threat" as the EU threatens the UK with tariffs of up to 50% despite Keir Starmer's recent 'EU reset' giveaway on fishing rights and youth mobility.
The post British Steel Industry Faces “Existential Threat” as EU Hikes Tariffs to 50% Despite Starmer’s ‘EU Reset’ Giveaway appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
The Fightback Against Politicised Art Has Begun Wed Oct 08, 2025 15:27 | Ferro
The public's indifference to art has never been greater. No wonder, says Ferro: it's all just tired Left-progressive politics by another means. But the fightback for real art that moves the human soul has begun.
The post The Fightback Against Politicised Art Has Begun appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Upon This Ice I Will Build My Church, Says Leo XIV Wed Oct 08, 2025 13:00 | James Alexander
Not until Leo XIV did we have a picture of a holy man staring at an ice cube with his hand on it, respectfully gazing as if imagining the whisky that could go with such a rock, says Prof James Alexander.
The post Upon This Ice I Will Build My Church, Says Leo XIV appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Sir Lenny Henry Wants ?18 Trillion of Slavery Reparations Wed Oct 08, 2025 11:17 | Sallust
Sir Lenny Henry has called for Britain to pay ?18 trillion in reparations to black people, arguing in a new book that high rates of black crime and unemployment are "all because of the slave trade".
The post Sir Lenny Henry Wants ?18 Trillion of Slavery Reparations appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Lockdown Skeptics >>
national |
crime and justice |
news report
Thursday February 19, 2009 00:35
by Nostradamus
printable version
Digg this
del.icio.us
Furl
Reddit
Technorati
Facebook
Gab
Twitter
View Comments Titles Only
save preference
Comments (21 of 21)
Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21The link attached to the above story is a pay to view link to the western people online edition!
.
Caption: Video Id: 1326 Type: Politube
Embedded video Politube
Indyvid seems to assume that just because patrick oD claimed he is the victim in the above video that we all should believe all that he says.
The Chief has misled the public before, he claimed that several members of ballyglass lifeboat resigned because the local RNLI accepted 200,000 euro from Shell, but the truth is not one of the Crew resigned, or voiced concern over the donation!
http://www.corribsos.com/index.php?id=2045
Are we supposed to take your word over his about Ballyglass? A lot of people have seen the Guards go mental in Kilcommon, and then lie through their teeth when it goes to court. I always knew Guards might sometimes perjure themselves, but until I became involved in S2S I never knew how common it was. Pat's saying what a lot of people involved in the campaign already know (I'm assuming that doesn't include you): the Guards batter people and then pretend to be the victims. Most people who haven't seen them in action against young girls and old men will give them the benefit of the doubt for a while, but hopefully not much longer.
The right to protest is a basic human right enshrined in the Irish constitution.It is not in the gift of a Judge or member of An guarda Siochanna to allow or disallow that right.Furthermore protestors should be protected whilst exercising their civil rights.Ireland will not gain one cent from the GAS deal,so why allow a multinational with a proven record of environmental destruction to further pollute our environment when we are already in breach of the KYOTO agreement.
The right to protest is a basic human right enshrined in the Irish constitution. but assault on a member of the gardai is still unlawful.
I assume Pat will appeal to the supreme court to clear his name.
An assault on any individual is unlawful.As the real story of the baton charge and other assaults on a docile people are put on record it will take some time to come to terms with and accept that YES maybe ,sometimes members of An Garda siochanna can behave in a sadistic and brutal way-witnessed on many occasions by senior members of that force.We need a truly independant investigation into policing at Bellanboy,Glengad and relevant areas associated with this protest.To ignore or pretend that these atrocities did not happen is an injustice to all concerned and is a major block to any resolution of the CORRIB PROTEST.
Nosty check this out,
Proves the point that yes the cops are also guilty of commiting offences against members of the public.
A retired garda, who knocked a young man unconsciousness after he flicked the garda's hat off while he was on duty, has had a charge of assault causing harm to the man dismissed. Read on.
If this was a real Democracy but it is not,it is one of sorts, which we are now finding out about, the x-cop should have got six months.
The right to protest is a basic human right enshrined in the Irish constitution
It is only a well trained and disciplined force that would understand this, tells the whole story really.
I rest my case.
This article make very interesting reading, the number of complaints that it refers to, are quite substantial and one can only assume that the figures have grown larger since that last report.
The most recent figures would include their peroid of thugery at Glengad and its surrondings.
It also mentions a small piece about how Irish Demoracy differs from Western demoracy.
It seems to me that it would be much better for everybody, and much better for our nation, if "Trial by Jury" was used for cases of this kind.
However, I'm not sure if defendants (and their defence lawyers) can insist on "Trial by Jury" for such cases in the Republic of Ireland?
“I consider trial by jury as the only anchor ever yet imagined by men, by which the government can be held to the principles of its constitution.” -- Thomas Jefferson ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson ), Principal Author of the American Declaration of Independence, and Third President of the United States.
It is very clear from his writings that Thomas Jefferson saw trial by jury as the greatest power the people have, and in fact the only easy and lawful way (in practice) that "the people" can prevent government employees from ignoring constitutional restraints.
Trial by jury, which (in effect) gives jurors the power to “veto” or “nullify” bad laws, appears to be the most peaceful and least expensive way to stop our oil and gas reserves from being stolen from us: provided of course that our politicians and lawyers will allow its use in cases of this kind?
Related Link: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Thomas+Jefferson%3...f&oq=
Pat is entitled to appeal this judgement to the supreme court to be heard by a jury if he feels he didnt get a fair trial.
When was the last time a jury was seated in the Supreme Court?
Surely there is a minimum standard of edumecation for posters to comment on matters as important as the wholsale theft of the nation's resources and the criminalisation of those brave defenders of of our national interests.
Just what was the actual deal GAS DEAL ? IMHO there ought to be a juryless special court established to try those involved in this GUBU theft.
"Pat is entitled to appeal this judgement to the supreme court to be heard by a jury if he feels he didn't get a fair trial."
Does anybody know what the costs of such supreme court action would be roughly?
And, with due regard for the fact that these people have now been criminalised by a judge acting without a jury, what happens if the defendants cannot afford such supreme court costs?
In the event that the defendants were unable to afford the costs of a supreme court "trial by jury" appeal, or too frightened to run the risk of possibly losing their homes (for example) due to the legal costs connected with the process of trying to rid themselves of their present "criminal" status, would they be entitled to "legal aid" of any kind I wonder?
This appears in last sundays Irish times.
Gobsmacking stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what did the officer do to deserve nearly €90.000 in overtime in 2008? He ordered a"Silly Summonses Season".This kept the courts busy ,the media happy and created the false impression that all those gardai were actually needed.We await the next episode when the Irish navy will be called out to protect the British submarine that protects Shell who are hoping get away with the biggest rip off in oil history ,bigger than the banks rip off.wait for it --now the gardai are marching too.
The fishermen and the gardai must be delighted with the Chief and maura harrington, both groups have got huge sums of money because of Shells presence, and helped by all the protests.
Im sure both groups are hoping for more of the same this year, and im sure S2S will help all they can!
Not only will S2S continue to enrich some cops - for the moment - and some fishermen, but we will continue to highlight the real economic treason practiced by Burke and Ahern which oversaw the giveaway of our sovereign right to a proper revenue stream from what was once our own oil and gas.
S2S will keep going to make sure that ALL the people of this currently benighted country will, sooner rather than later, benefit from the proper management of our proven oil/gas reserves.
This does not mean a piddly 25% Corporation Tax (CT) which Big Oil can easily ensure will be written off in full, therefore denying the people of the country their right to a proper return; neither does it mean the hypocritical announcement by the Green Gobshite of a 40% CT rate on enormous fields some time in the future, from which the country wouldn't benefit either.
To my knowledge, Ireland is the only country in the world with proven reserves of oil and gas that hasn't factored a state equity and royalty payments into addressing the current economic woes brought about by 'shits in suits'.
One has to ask why??
One has to ask why??
Cronyism, Corruption, and Criminality, is the answer.
Since the foundation of the State unfortunately this has sadly been the case with ireland, a nod and a wink syndrome.
The Long Fellas legacy has reached its pinacle, now it goes down the other side which will be very interesting.
Is it illegal to ask WHAT WAS THE DEAL BETWEEN THE STATE AND S HELL?
Did Ahern and/or FF receive anything for Ireland's Oil and Gas give-away? Somebody must have got something in return for our national assets!
Norway did'ent give their Oil and Gas reserves to foreign multinationals so why did we?
Our country needs to re-visit that deal between the Govt and the oil companies.we need the best we can get from our natural resources and we need that NOW.Its our duty to try .With enough public pressure and a change of government we can do all this.If that deal was corrupt then we have a huge responsibility to change that and URGENTLY.
Is it illegal to ask WHAT WAS THE DEAL BETWEEN THE STATE AND S HELL?
No it is not illegal to ask that question, getting a truthful answer to it is the problem.
No Politician for whatever reasons and we can only assume why,do not want to address this despicable situation, they are avoiding this issue like the plague.One wonders why, particullary in these harsh economic times.
As Burke did go to jail on charges of corruption and this is a matter of Public Record,an inquiry on this whole rotten mess should be pursued by the people of this State. However the word must get out and get into every household, buissness, etc to get the people behind the campaign, this is our responsibility to ensure that this is what happens.
If the S2S representatives were given a space on the platform last Saturday In Dublin to state their case, this would have been an enormous help, pressure will have to be brought on the Unions to get their members behind this.Our countrys future depends on this.