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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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offsite link The Ministry of Don?t Ask, Won?t Tell Sun Dec 21, 2025 19:26 | Clive Pinder
?Proper measurement creates accountability,? says Clive Pinder, as he calls for the Government to publish clear datasets on immigration and sexual offences. Then we can debate with facts rather than vibes.
The post The Ministry of Don’t Ask, Won’t Tell appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link From The Junction to The Sea Sun Dec 21, 2025 17:15 | Tom Forrester-Paton
Sydney resident Tom Forrester-Paton reflects on the Bondi beach massacre and puts forward an eight-point action plan to combat Islamic terror and reclaim the Australia he knew in his youth.
The post From The Junction to The Sea appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Online Safety Act is Bad for Free Speech, says Substack CEO Sun Dec 21, 2025 15:10 | Jonathan Barr
?It pushes toward something much darker: a system of mass political censorship unlike anywhere else in the western world.??Substack CEO Chris Best explains why the Online Safety Act is bad news for free speech.
The post The Online Safety Act is Bad for Free Speech, says Substack CEO appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Appeasement 0, Jew Hatred 15 Sun Dec 21, 2025 13:10 | Ramesh Thakur
?Spare me the sermons on Islamophobia,? says Ramesh Thakur. ?We do need to have the difficult conversation on the numbers of immigration that is safe to protect and preserve Australia as a cohesive society.?
The post Appeasement 0, Jew Hatred 15 appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link ?Offensive? Christmas Songs Could Fall Victim to Labour?s Banter Ban Sun Dec 21, 2025 11:14 | Jonathan Barr
Festive revellers may have to be careful which tunes they pick for a Christmas sing-along down at the pub, as songs like ?Baby It?s Cold Outside?, ?Do They Know It?s Christmas??, and ?Jingle Bells? might offend the staff.
The post ‘Offensive’ Christmas Songs Could Fall Victim to Labour’s Banter Ban appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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international / eu / press release Friday February 05, 2010 14:52 by Amnesty International - Ireland
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a violation of human rights affecting an estimated 500,000 women and girls in Europe and putting another 180,000 girls at risk each year. In advance of International Day of Zero Tolerance on FGM on 6 February, Amnesty International Ireland-led END FGM European Campaign has called on European leaders to support its strategy to protect young girls and women affected by FGM. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Thursday February 04, 2010 16:45 by Dublin Republican
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POW STATUS FOR REPUBLICAN PRISONERS read full story / add a comment
international / eu / press release Tuesday February 02, 2010 00:09 by Saoirse
Comments by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that the Lisbon Treaty provides a platform for deeper ties between the EU and NATO confirms one of the main arguments against the Lisbon Treaty according to the President of Republican Sinn Féin Des Dalton who in a statement said: read full story / add a comment
national / environment / press release Saturday January 30, 2010 23:52 by Anti-Foxhunting
Farmers Against Foxhunting and Trespass (FAFT), representing thousands of farmers all over Ireland concerned about the havoc wrought by hunts on our land (ripping up crops, scattering livestock, knocking fences, tearing domestic pets asunder in farmyards) wish it to be known that we wholeheartedly support Minister Gormley's inclusion of hunt kennels in the proposed puppy farms legislation. We, the REAL voice of rural Ireland, say: foxhunting is anti-farmer and should be banned completely... read full story / add a comment
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national / gender and sexuality / press release Friday January 29, 2010 13:25 by Dorothy Gale   text 5 comments (last - monday february 01, 2010 18:10)   image 1 image
The report launched today is the result of an investigation into the reality of abortion in Ireland, which was carried out in 2009. The report examines the real effects of Ireland's restrictive and often unclear abortion laws on women in crisis pregnancy and highlights the increased burdens placed on women forced to leave the state to access medical care.

Commenting, Spokesperson Sinead Ahern said “In the 27 years since the 8th amendment we have criminalised and stigmatised women in crisis. We have not stopped abortion happening; we have simply driven it abroad or underground. It is time that we discuss the issue of abortion in Ireland in terms of the reality and not geography. Although the women visit foreign clinics we still have a duty of care to them”. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday January 28, 2010 01:05 by Ardoyne Republican
The REPUBLICAN NETWORK for UNITY (RNU) spokesperson, DANNY MCBREARTY, commenting on today’s events at Stormont said:

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down / miscellaneous / press release Wednesday January 27, 2010 11:33 by Richard Walsh
A young nationalist couple in Banbridge have been harassed by British Intelligence agencies over the course of the past twelve months due to their friendship with a member of Republican Sinn Féin in Newry. Most recently an elaborate hoax bomb was left outside their home.
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cork / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday January 26, 2010 20:30 by Anarkitty
in the South Presentation, Evergreen Street from 7pm to 8:30pm read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday January 26, 2010 17:24 by Malachy Steenson
The vast majority of people in Northern Ireland are looking on in disbelief as the DUP and Sinn Fein go to the brink threatening to pull down the Assembly & Executive read full story / add a comment
donegal / animal rights / press release Monday January 25, 2010 13:56 by Donegal Veg Group
A Day of Action - Donegal Veg will be taking part in a peaceful and silent vigil as part of World Day for the Abolition of Meat at on 30 January, in association with the National Animal Rights Association (N.A.R.A., www.naracampaigns.org). read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday January 25, 2010 11:58 by Amnesty International - Ireland
Amnesty International Ireland (AI) has challenged politicians to make mental health a political priority for 2010. The call to action comes on the fourth anniversary of A Vision for Change, the Government’s mental health policy, which was published on 24 January 2006 read full story / add a comment
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national / eu / press release Friday January 22, 2010 15:42 by PBPA   image 1 image
In a statement the People Before Profit Alliance (PBPA) has condemned a recent ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), which means that VAT will now be imposed on all local authority services for which there is a charge. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Thursday January 21, 2010 00:09 by Richard Walsh   text 1 comment (last - saturday january 23, 2010 17:03)
Republican prisoners demand right to organise their own landing

Statement from the Republican Sinn Féin POW department

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national / arts and media / press release Wednesday January 20, 2010 09:59 by Bill Martin
Michael Collins’ most ardent admirers will gather in Wynn’s Hotel, Dublin, on Wednesday February 3 (7.00pm) to launch the national fund for the Michael Collins Documentary: ‘Path To Freedom’. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / press release Tuesday January 19, 2010 10:38 by Ardoyne Republican   text 1 comment (last - tuesday january 19, 2010 15:28)
Media Statement on behalf of the victim of abuse by person named “X” by the Sunday Tribune:
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday January 18, 2010 13:34 by Aurora
When a woman or girl is experiencing the stress of an unplanned pregnancy, this is the time she most needs a source of practical and unbiased support to help explain all the options open to her. Sadly, such support is often hard to come by.
http://abortion-clinics.co.uk/ is a common-sense source of objective information for men and women seeking help and support on a wide range of family planning issues, including abortion. Due to its wide and detailed coverage of sexual health topics, is also an invaluable resource for professionals in the field.

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national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday January 14, 2010 20:31 by Fintan Lane   text 1 comment (last - thursday january 14, 2010 23:01)
IRELAND-PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN

PRESS RELEASE, 14/1/10

National Boycott Israeli Goods Day of Action

On Saturday, 16 January, the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) and its supporters are holding boycott events nationwide, asking shoppers not to buy Israeli goods in solidarity with the people of Gaza who are still under siege by the Israeli state.

Along with the IPSC, the following groups are supporting the Day of Action: Anti-War Ireland, éirígí, Federation of Student Islamic Societies, ICTU Trade Union Friends of Palestine, Irish Anti-War Movement, Palestinian Rights Initiative, Sinn Fein and UNITE Trade Union. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Thursday January 14, 2010 16:51 by LASC   text 3 comments (last - saturday january 16, 2010 21:02)
At this terrible time, LASC stands with the Haitian people. We offer our solidarity and we call on our members and supporters to donate generously to the humanitarian organisations that have sent appeals to bring some relief to the Haitian people living through these dramatic moments.
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national / education / press release Thursday January 14, 2010 09:25 by Mark C   text 2 comments (last - monday january 18, 2010 00:30)
“We the undersigned 50 Primary school principals condemn and refuse to partake in the Irish Independent’s “Building for the Future” scheme being launched this week.

We abhor the quota of 20 tokens per pupil from Independent Newspapers required of all schools wishing to submit a project for this sponsored competition.

Independent Newspapers while posturing as benefactors are, in reality, seeking to exploit schools, boost sales and make life uncomfortable for children whose parents do not buy the sponsors newspapers.

Further Information: Joseph Fogarty, (Contact Details Above) or your nearest participating school below. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday January 12, 2010 20:00 by WAT   text 3 comments (last - tuesday june 15, 2010 07:37)
Witness Against Torture begins the 2010 campaign to shut down Guantanamo and end torture. read full story / add a comment
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