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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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galway / arts and media / event notice Thursday September 10, 2009 01:08 by Over The Edge   image 3 images
As part of Culture Night, which is Friday 25th Sept, Artspace Studios are hosting a poetry reading which will take place in conjunction with their exhibition of visual art.

The reading will commence at 8pm. All welcome.
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national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Wednesday September 09, 2009 23:55 by Paula Geraghty   text 5 comments (last - monday september 14, 2009 13:53)   image 20 images   video 1 video file
Positive story of communities organising and defending what they have. read full story / add a comment
national / eu / press release Wednesday September 09, 2009 23:54 by Dublin IRSP   text 1 comment (last - wednesday september 09, 2009 23:58)   image 1 image   1 attached file
The Irish Republican Socialist Party are actively campaigning against the Lisbon Treaty by calling for a No Vote in the forthcoming referendum. read full story / add a comment
national / eu / opinion/analysis Wednesday September 09, 2009 21:16 by Johnfitz
Referendums modify Irish foundational law and are, in effect, a court and citizens are the jury

This requires, in the interest of fair conduct, criteria such as the following are complied with as in the courts.
There must be
careful, truthful, balanced and clear exposition of the various aspects of the amendment
no preconditioning or intimidation of citizen jurors
adequate opportunity and time for all concerned citizens to evaluate the issues
adequate opportunities for citizen jurors to evaluate the credibility proponents of Yes & No cases etc
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it will have them green with Envy this new big jobbie.
national / eu / opinion/analysis Wednesday September 09, 2009 17:22 by ludopath   text 3 comments (last - thursday september 10, 2009 16:06)   image 2 images
On the 21st of March, 1953 a cartoon appeared inthe "New Yorker" by the Scottish cartoonist Ale Graham which showed one UFO, one horse in a field, two extra-terrestials with the caption take me to your leader . The rest is history. In the list of possibly apocryphal quotations of Henry Kissenger (history has been rewritten since he started out) is included the question who do I call for Europe

It is quite mind numbingly appalling for me as an Irish migrant to Europe to read not bit of coverage of the Isbon Treaty which doesn't not include comment on who are the candidates to take the Big Job of Permanent President of the European Council read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights / press release Wednesday September 09, 2009 17:09 by Laura Broxson   text 29 comments (last - sunday october 25, 2009 22:22)   image 3 images
Hi,

On Tuesday 22nd September, members of the National Animal Rights Association will be going to Mayo for the day, to protest Charles River Laboratories.

This is part of SHAC's (www.shac.net) 'Operation Liberation' - a special week of action against vivisection breeders.

Charles River Laboratories, which is one of the biggest animal testing companies in the world, has two research facilities in Ireland. They are located in: Carrentrila, Ballina, Co. Mayo and Glenamoy, Co. Mayo.

Charles River Labs. are a contract testing business, which means they will test anything, on any animal, for a price. They conduct painful, live experiments on animals for the Pharmaceutical, Animal Health, Medical Device, Biotechnology and Food Industries in Ireland. read full story / add a comment
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mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday September 09, 2009 16:46 by Dublin S2S   text 4 comments (last - thursday september 10, 2009 11:27)   image 2 images
Retired school principal Maura Harrington has been jailed for the fourth time this year in connection with her opposition to Shell’s experimental inland refinery and high-pressure pipeline in north Mayo. read full story / add a comment
international / animal rights / other press Wednesday September 09, 2009 16:02 by über ironic
A US based philosophy worker has it appears teamed up with the tech industry and media complex this week to suggest "Yes".
Other people think the technologically feasible (if near perfecting technique) of altering DNA and brains of animals might not constitute a humane use of science. Nobody is wondering if pain free animals are feasible how long do we have to wait for pain free soldiers or on the more optimistic side of this knowledge economy debate pain free children, who would save a fortune on first aid, emotional support & no doubt a career in sport.

science is fiction until it is fact..... or is it? read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday September 09, 2009 15:00 by Joanne Dublin S2S   text 2 comments (last - wednesday september 09, 2009 18:07)
Maura Harrington was sentenced to serve two concurrent 3 month sentences for 'trespassing' on an illegal Shell building site today, in a special sitting of the Belmullet court. She is currently en route to Mount Joy. There will be a Shell to Sea protest at the prison from 6PM onwards to demonstrate at the continuing imprisonment of S2S activists at the behest of Shell et al. All welcome.

Shell to Sea; Stop the Great Oil and Gas Giveaway read full story / add a comment
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday September 09, 2009 13:30 by Dublin Antifascist   text 26 comments (last - friday april 25, 2014 12:03)   image 14 images
Text of a leaflet distributed around the Temple Bar area today by a group of 40 antifascists. read full story / add a comment
national / eu / opinion/analysis Wednesday September 09, 2009 13:18 by Johnfitz
A little thought would enable most to see that ending competition (war or commercial warfare in which the strongest, wealthiest, most devious etc generally win) is the imperative if we want a just & peaceful world. Those of us who blame “the system"- capitalism, communism, socialism or religions of any persuasion have been misled. The system is what those in power make it regardless of what it's called. Stalin, Hitler, Pol Pot, or their ilk control, dominate, terrorise, kill,even their own as well as the enemy to achieve their ends. Gandhi, MLKing or Christ would never use such methods because they loved humanity even their "enemies"
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cork / environment / event notice Wednesday September 09, 2009 13:05 by Tracy W
Cork's follow-up Climate Camp meeting, September 17th read full story / add a comment
antrim / arts and media / event notice Wednesday September 09, 2009 12:07 by Steve McDonagh
Famous for portraits of celebrities like Kate Moss, renowned photographer Rankin has joined forces with Oxfam Ireland to bring the faces of those caught up in the war zones of DR Congo to Belfast. The exhibition will run until 28/09/09 at the city hall. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / press release Wednesday September 09, 2009 11:57 by Steve McDonagh
Oxjam is Oxfam Ireland’s month-long music festival held in venues across Ireland where thousands of music events are put on by ordinary people in schools, clubs, front rooms and pubs.
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national / housing / other press Wednesday September 09, 2009 11:22 by Stoph
Respond! spokesperson Aoife Walsh asserts that many buyers are unable to access mortgage finance as it is not in the interests of the banks to lend to those seeking mortgages less than €150,000. read full story / add a comment
Poetry on the prom
galway / arts and media / event notice Wednesday September 09, 2009 01:04 by Over The Edge   image 1 image
Calling all budding and aspiring poets. On Sunday the 20th of September at 7pm, The Office bar in Salthill will present a Poetry Open Mic Session in conjunction with the Salthill Community Arts Festival.
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national / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Tuesday September 08, 2009 21:15 by I. Greene   text 2 comments (last - wednesday september 09, 2009 15:05)
By all accounts it appears that members of the Gardai were not truthful in their dealings throughout Michael McKevitt’s case. The latest conflicting evidence between two senior Garda officers certainly warrant an immediate investigation to identify if flawed evidence also contaminated the civil case in Belfast, resulting in a double miscarriage of justice.
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dublin / eu / event notice Tuesday September 08, 2009 20:31 by Conor. M   text 3 comments (last - wednesday september 09, 2009 08:08)   image 1 image
Cllr. Clare Daly (SP) had organised a rally outside the Peacocks in Rivervalley, Swords, Nth Co. Dublin in reaction to Brian Lenihans (T.D) meeting to advocate a yes vote for Lisbon II.

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donegal / miscellaneous / event notice Tuesday September 08, 2009 20:06 by Danny Brown
Rally against the proposed NAMA legislation read full story / add a comment
dublin / eu / event notice Tuesday September 08, 2009 15:59 by PBP
Dublin Central PBP is hosting a Fundraising Table Quiz for the No to Lisbon Campaign read full story / add a comment
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