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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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Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

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The Peace Wheel
international / environment / press release Saturday April 08, 2006 01:20 by Peter Ravenscroft   text 1 comment (last - saturday april 08, 2006 01:59)   image 4 images
Jeff Fisher of Montreal has won the Peace Wheel for his successful solar powered vehicles, and for gifting his plans and designs to one and all. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Friday April 07, 2006 21:05 by WSM IWU member   text 9 comments (last - wednesday april 12, 2006 15:53)
The 3rd conference of the Indepenedent Workers Union takes place in Dublin this Saturday. The Workers Solidarity Movement extends our solidarity and ongoing support for the work of the IWU. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday April 07, 2006 18:31 by UCD Alliance For Choice   text 6 comments (last - thursday july 06, 2006 20:30)
UCD Alliance for Choice slams Welfare Officer Dan Hayden read full story / add a comment
tyrone / miscellaneous / press release Friday April 07, 2006 10:51 by IRSP   text 14 comments (last - sunday september 27, 2009 23:20)
''A criminal gang operating in the North West was last night dismantled by a unit from the North-West Brigade of the INLA and have been ordered to desist from all criminal activity or face a military response. " read full story / add a comment
Cllr Keith Martin and Harry Barrett at the Labour Conference
mayo / politics / elections / press release Wednesday April 05, 2006 14:30 by Cllr Keith Martin   text 15 comments (last - tuesday may 09, 2006 22:18)   image 4 images
Labour is on the move in Mayo with the recruitment of an Independent Councillor to the Party. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / press release Wednesday April 05, 2006 00:11 by Caitlin   text 8 comments (last - tuesday april 11, 2006 01:50)
Spc. Casey Sheehan transited through Shannon, thanks to Bush & Bertie, on his way to his death. His brief time here confirmed for Casey his love for Ireland. What a shame and disgrace on us that we were complicit in his death! Today is a time to remember Casey, his family, and especially his mother, Cindy Sheehan, who has raised to US and perhaps global peace movement from, if not the grave, then certainly ennui. She deserves our thanks and our sympathies on this day. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday April 04, 2006 02:16 by one of many   text 19 comments (last - saturday april 08, 2006 17:44)   image 3 images
on sun. 16th of April at 11:45 am a military parade will march from dame st to the gpo to commemorate the 1916 rising. the proclamation will be read out by an army officer. this government commemoration excludes the voices, past and present of those who are building a very different kind of society on this island.

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national / anti-capitalism / press release Tuesday April 04, 2006 00:48 by Derry IRSP   text 2 comments (last - tuesday april 04, 2006 16:24)
The Irish Army plans to march with Starry Plough in Easter Commemorations. Republican Socialists object, citing the army's role in maintaining partition and upholding a capitalist state. "The Starry Plough is the flag of the Citizen Army and of the Irish Working Class." read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday April 03, 2006 23:34 by Ógra B
This year, 2006, marks the 25th Anniversary of the 1981 Hunger Strike. As part of a year-long commemoration, a series of events has been organised throughout Ireland and abroad.

The official website of the Hungerstrike '81 Committee has been launched recently at www.hungerstrike81.com.

The website contains a wide range of information and news coverage of events as they unfolded in 1981, biographies of the Hungerstrikers and upcoming events relating to the 25th anniversary commemorations.
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national / animal rights / press release Wednesday March 29, 2006 01:17 by Spokesperson, Bernie Wright.   text 2 comments (last - friday december 10, 2010 12:19)
600 litters of dogs on average are advertised weekly in newspapers,
periodicals and free adds papers here in Ireland.
400 DOGS FOR SALE adds appear on average in one free adds paper
alone, many of these for up to nine different breeds, the majority
of which are being raised on PUPPY FARMS here in Ireland. Other
adds appear on notice boards everywhere with photos of cute pups,
obviously a little money spinner for people who breed their animals
at home.Many people who buy a pup do not realise they are causing
untold misery for the pups mother who lives her life virtually 'in
pup' and many report buying the saddest, sickest pup just to save
it.In reality this easy money prompts the breeder to continue.
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international / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday March 28, 2006 15:34 by Paula O'Neill   text 13 comments (last - saturday june 10, 2006 22:36)   image 1 image
A chairde/ Lagunok

You can keep updated to news of the Basque struggle, discussions and
debates
and events organised by the Irish Basque Committees by checking our
brand
new blog at:

www.irishbasquecommittees.blogspot.com

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international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday March 27, 2006 14:41 by pat c
Please read the story below, this is not a normal petition appeal. For a start it has more than a couple of lines of text, it tells a story. The Story of a brave Secular Kurdish author who has written a book which questions the status of women in islam and according to the text of the Quran. the book is entitled “Sex, Sharia and Women in the History of Islam".

The Kurdishish Islamofascists are now trying to bring about his death. You can a little thing to save him: read the plea below and sign the petition. This is a petition that WILL go to the Kurdish Government; the Organisation of Women’s Freedom in Iraq will ensure this.

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national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday March 22, 2006 17:03 by Ógra A   text 10 comments (last - friday march 24, 2006 13:50)   image 1 image
Suicide prevention, an all Ireland approach was the message highlighted today on Wednesday 22nd March by Ógra Shinn Féin activists mobilised across Ireland for a national day of action to distribute information leaflets and raise awareness on the issue of suicide in Ireland read full story / add a comment
national / environment / press release Tuesday March 21, 2006 02:43 by King Dumb of Kerry
The Heresy of 'Business as Usual' - The Looming Energy Crisis and How We Can Deal With It

Síol Chíarraí/ Friends of the Earth South Kerry are very pleased to announce a series of talks in Killarney by internationally renowned speakers analysing the looming energy crisis and offering practical suggestions of how we as individuals, communities and nations can address these crucial issues. The venue for all events is KDYS Killarney Youth Centre, next to the Franciscan Friary, in the centre of Killarney. The talks are free of charge though any donations will be appreciated. All are welcome are to attend. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday March 20, 2006 20:58 by Kiel Cathers   text 5 comments (last - friday april 18, 2008 11:31)
Ireland's first cannabis policy reform organisation, the Centre for Cannabis Policy Reform Ireland (CCPR) launched their website and campaign this week. The group, in close association with the Colorado-based Safer Alternative For Alternative Recreation (SAFER), who successfully campaigned to legalise the possession of less than an ounce of cannabis, aim to educate the public about the fact that cannabis is safer than alcohol, that prohibition is a failure, and that a system of regulation must be put in place. read full story / add a comment
national / history and heritage / press release Monday March 20, 2006 15:14 by Muireann Ni Bhrolchain
The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland held a one day event on Thursday 9^th March entitled ‘ Tara Seminar’ in the Helen Roe Theatre. This was partly to celebrate the publication of the latest book on Tara, edited by Edel Bhreathnach, called ‘The Kingship and Landscape of Tara’. read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / press release Monday March 20, 2006 13:50 by John Carmody
For Immediate Release
March 20, 2006

Contact:
John Carmody 087-6275579

Dublin — Animal Rights Action Network (ARAN) is urging members of the public to get behind its protest this week to call on Canada to stop killing the seals. ARAN members, volunteers and the public will gather outside the offices of the Canadian Embassy to stage a lively protest against Canada’s plans to slaughter 335,000 seals this year. With a huge banner depicting a picture of a seal being clubbed to death and reading “Canada Stop Killing Seals” along with placards reading “Boycott Canadian Seafood” people will plead with Canada to end the seal hunt.

When: March 23, 2006

Where: Canadian Embassy, 65 St Stephens Green, Dublin 2 (overhead bank of Scotland)

Time: 12 noon til 2pm read full story / add a comment
Sue Tompkins, Courtesy of the artist and The Modern Institute, Glasgow.
dublin / arts and media / press release Saturday March 18, 2006 16:07 by Lee Welch   image 1 image
Four is pleased to present Death and the Compass which brings together the work of four artists living and working in Glasgow. Neil Bickerton, Lorna Macintyre, Sue Tompkins and Gregor Wright all have diverse practices, but their work is linked by a proximity between form and content and an honesty in use of materials.

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international / summit mobilisations / press release Saturday March 18, 2006 04:02 by Reclaim the Commons
A secret draft of the "G8 Summit Communique on Energy Security," scheduled to be released officially on July 16th at the July 15 - 17, 2006 G8 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, has been leaked. The Communique is now posted for the global public to read and review, front and center at http://ReclaimTheCommons.net read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / press release Saturday March 18, 2006 01:06 by b0bk
This is a message from french/english/italian/german anarchists living in the Paris region destined to all of our sympathizers all around the world. We are independant from but friends with the French Anarchist Federation hence we will not speak in their name.
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