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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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national / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Thursday July 30, 2009 13:21 by Paddy Hackett   text 5 comments (last - thursday july 30, 2009 16:37)   image 1 image   video 2 video files
The Fianna Fail government, by frantically rushing criminal legislation through the Oireachtas, is hoping to exploit "the law and order" issue ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday July 30, 2009 12:54 by Big_Ron   text 21 comments (last - sunday august 02, 2009 01:38)   video 1 video file
Two prominent Shell to Sea campaigners have been jailed today for four months each. read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Thursday July 30, 2009 12:38 by Sean Crudden
"We will set the standards for delivering health and social care services and we will continuously inspect to ensure that these standards are being met."

"We will help deliver value for your money by monitoring that the resources in our health and social services are used in a way which delivers the best outcome for the patient or service user."

The above lines taken from the front page of HIQA’s web site strike me as being rather gung-ho. It appears that HIQA is setting itself up like some martinet intent on squeezing performance out of unwilling minions. read full story / add a comment
Sara Barker "Plant Dreaming Deep"
dublin / arts and media / press release Thursday July 30, 2009 12:31 by Andrew Carson   image 1 image
Curated by Aoife Tunney
Opening: Friday 7 August 2009 6-8pm
Exhibition continues from 8 August–1 September 2009

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Staurday 12-5pm read full story / add a comment
Fiona Marron "For who knows what"
dublin / arts and media / press release Thursday July 30, 2009 12:22 by Andrew Carson   image 1 image
Curated by Carolina Hoffmann & Lee Welch
Opening: Friday 7 August 2009 6-8pm
Exhibition continues from 8 August–1 September 2009 read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Thursday July 30, 2009 10:13 by Sean Clinton
On the 22nd and 23rd of July the Irish Times published two articles, by Northern Editor, Gerry Moriarty reporting from Israel where he spent the best part of a week with a group of other Irish journalists embedded at the invitation of the Israeli Ministry of foreign-affairs, politicians, charity workers, community activists, religious, business and medical people and ordinary civilians.

Reading the articles his hosts must have been well pleased with their efforts to rehabilitate Israel’s tarnished image in the wake of its latest massacre in Gaza. Anyone familiar with Israel’s brutal subjugation of the Palestinian people would be forgiven for thinking that Mr. Moriarty must have enjoyed a little too much of his hosts hospitality before writing the articles.
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dublin / animal rights / event notice Wednesday July 29, 2009 23:27 by Laura Broxson   text 14 comments (last - saturday december 19, 2009 23:55)
Horses are not ours to use for competitions, races, or bloodsports! read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Wednesday July 29, 2009 21:48 by Billy Wharton
With every disaster a new opportunity emerges. Respectable capitalists swoop in quickly– operating in complete legality but equally willing shake down as many people for as much money as possible. PwC has employed the amazing hubris and grotesque efficiency typical of capitalism. No carcass to slim; no pocket book too picked.
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national / animal rights / news report Wednesday July 29, 2009 21:03 by Laura Broxson   text 2 comments (last - friday july 31, 2009 01:57)
Hi,

CAFT Ireland launched the country's first ever 'Fur Farm Exposé Tour' on Saturday 4th July. This was to highlight the recent undercover exposé on Irish fur farms, which can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/naracampaigns

We travelled to every county that has a fur farm, tabled and leafleted in the major town near each farm, and protested outside all 5 mink farms - something that has never been done before, and something that we pledge to keep doing on a regular basis. read full story / add a comment
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national / crime and justice / press release Wednesday July 29, 2009 19:50 by Eleanor White   image 1 image
A new free e-booklet titled "Tech Talk: In the Fight to Expose and Stop the Crime of Organized Stalking and Electronic Harassment" is now available for those interested in following this topic.

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Bray Beach with its original Blue Railings
wicklow / history and heritage / news report Wednesday July 29, 2009 17:28 by Alyson Burke and Wayne Tobin   text 13 comments (last - wednesday september 14, 2016 12:05)   image 4 images
We announce the Launch of a campaign of opposition to the so called "Riveria" apartments close to seaside area in Bray. We intend to maximise the number of objections against any development proposals and build a grassroots movement based on "people power". We are also opposed to further slot machines in the area which may lead to serious addiction problems and can be a source of trouble within families. We will strongly oppose any plans for development in the one scenic area of Bray left. Instead our campaign believes investment should be concentrated in the town centre. Some of our other aims include campaigning for the re-instatement of the Blue Flag for our Beach which we had in 1991. We also demand greater transparency and accountability in the planning process. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday July 29, 2009 16:24 by redjade   text 7 comments (last - thursday july 30, 2009 23:02)   image 1 image
Ireland has agreed to accept two inmates from the Guantanamo prison camp in Cuba, Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern announced Wednesday. read full story / add a comment
Howards Zinn's "Marx in Soho" comes to Seomra Spraoi, Dublin
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Wednesday July 29, 2009 15:12 by Seomra Spraoi Autonomous Social Center   image 1 image
Seomra Spraoi is proud to present the Irish dates of Howard Zinn's "Marx in Soho". Having travelled much of Europe this is your chance to see Jerry Levy perform this timely, witty and reflective one person play.

I hope you get as excited as we are. read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech / press release Wednesday July 29, 2009 12:47 by Andrew Carson
This is it! The finale, the show to end all shows. We intend to fill every single surface with art! How many artists can you exhibit in one fifty-three foot room? Wall to wall creativity, the biggest independent gallery show this summer.

Opening: 5-8pm Friday 7th August 2009

Then: Thursday - Saturday 10am - 4pm and Sundays 11am - 4pm

Until: Friday 28th August 2009

Closing party: 4-7pm Saturday 29th August 2009

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dublin / arts and media / event notice Wednesday July 29, 2009 12:11 by Eli Mcbett
FRIDAY 31ST JULY 2009 @ THE SHED - REPTILE CABARET
8a Henrietta Lane
(rear of King's Inn pub in Henrietta street)
Dublin 1 (top Capel Street)

Doors @ 9,00 pm till late
Suggested Donations: 8,00 Euro @THESHED

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international / gender and sexuality / other press Wednesday July 29, 2009 11:02 by Hypatia
Amnesty reports on the situation in Nicaragua where pregnant women are being refused necessary medical treatment. This has led to an increase in maternal deaths. Full story at link.

Nicaragua’s total ban on abortions is endangering the lives of girls and women, denying them life-saving treatment, preventing health professionals from practicing effective medicine and contributing to an increase in maternal deaths across the country, concludes Amnesty International in a new report issues on Monday.

According to official figures, 33 girls and women have died in pregnancy this year as compared to 20 in the same period last year. Amnesty International believes these figures are only a minimum as the government itself has acknowledged that the number of maternal deaths is under-recorded.
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carlow / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday July 29, 2009 10:51 by gav   2 attached files
This historically themed 3-day event aims to bring craftspeople of all trades
together to showcase their expertise and provide a platform for selling their
handcrafted goods. With a central location and an extensive entertainment
program, this fair is sure to draw a wide range of people, from families to
craft enthusiasts looking for a great day out. read full story / add a comment
Abolish Greyhound Racing
national / animal rights / event notice Tuesday July 28, 2009 22:57 by ARAN   image 1 image   video 1 video file
ARAN has designated August 24-30th 2009 as our official week of action against the Irish greyhound racing industry. During this week in Ireland, we are staging peaceful events outside of every possible greyhound stadium there is in North and South of the country and holding information stands and events in towns that do not have stadiums, we need even more people who are reading this post to get involved. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / opinion/analysis Tuesday July 28, 2009 19:29 by Ronoc   text 5 comments (last - tuesday august 04, 2009 12:16)   video 3 video files   1 attached file
The 2nd referendum on the lisbon treaty will be held shortly because we voted wrong the first time and the political elite of Europe are not happy with us Irish.

“They are bloody fools,” “They have been stuffing their faces at Europe’s expense for years and now they dump us in the s***.” Nicolas Sarkozy told aides, according to le Canard Enchaîné weekly after the No vote - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/arti...6.ece .
And this comes from the man who spends £600 pounds a day of tax payers money for flowers for his Palace - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/arti...7.ece

So why would Ireland want to give more power to Europe by voting YES when there is people like this in Power?? Ireland is corrupt enough as it is!
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