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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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kildare / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Saturday June 27, 2009 22:52 by Le Cheile Saor [P.R.O]   text 4 comments (last - tuesday june 30, 2009 18:24)
Le Cheile Saor Launch Several Campaigns

Republican Socialism Today
Join Le Chéile Saor
www.lecheilesaor.webs.com
Email: lecheilesaor@gmail.com
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Saturday June 27, 2009 22:39 by Damien Dillon [P.R.O]
Le Chéile Saor attend Our Ladys Childrens Hospital Protest.This was our first protest of many to come that we attended. read full story / add a comment
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antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Saturday June 27, 2009 22:31 by Anti Collusion and State Murder   image 4 images   video 1 video file
Ógra Shinn Féin protested at Belfast City Hall on Friday 26 June opposing the move by the City Council to fly the British army flag as part of ‘armed forces day.’

The republican youth group, alongside Sinn Féin activists, joined in solidarity with RFJ (Relatives for Justice) and the victims of British state murder and collusion to highlight their opposition to the controversial decision.

While the Belfast City Hall gates where adorned with large black ribbons, the protesters held banners with anti collusion and state murder slogans on them. The assembled crowd was addressed by the RFJ director Mark Thompson, and Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly before 70 black balloons where released into the air representing all the young people who were murdered by the British Army.
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antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday June 27, 2009 20:56 by éirígí PRO   text 20 comments (last - thursday july 02, 2009 17:20)   image 14 images   video 1 video file   1 attached file
Members of the PSNI riot squad, backed by armoured jeeps and dogs, today blocked éirígí protesters from even reaching protest assembly point in Belfast city centre. read full story / add a comment
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday June 27, 2009 18:15 by Revolt Video Collective   text 7 comments (last - monday june 29, 2009 21:00)   image 5 images   video 1 video file
A look at the massive security operation currently taking place in Erris and the subservient mainstream media, protecting the interests of corrupt politicians and the corporate takeover of Ireland. read full story / add a comment
cork / environment / event notice Saturday June 27, 2009 17:05 by cork s2s
Protest this monday the 29th in Ringaskiddy against shell use of the irish navy in mayo.
Meet at 15.00 at bus station Parnell place, bus 223 leaves at 15.10 arriving at 16.00
Bring friends, banners and enthusiasm! read full story / add a comment
Well she's neither a Polish nor a Chinese lass, is she?
national / history and heritage / press release Saturday June 27, 2009 14:18 by "Captain William Johnston"   text 2 comments (last - sunday june 28, 2009 20:45)   image 1 image
Although for many readers it might seem in poor taste to publish words from either the UVF or Red Hand Comando on this website- it may also be understood as serving an important archive role. The IRA issued its order to decommission and abandon arms on the 28th of July 2005.

However it has not been until today an arguably older militia tendency & organisation (if in name only on) our island, the UVF and a smaller but no less murderous group "the Red Hand Comando" issued an equivalent order to their membership.

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national / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Saturday June 27, 2009 00:24 by eirigi supporter   text 1 comment (last - saturday june 27, 2009 14:52)   image 1 image
Eirigi will protest on Saturday 26 June at the flying of the British military Armed Forces flag over Belfast City Hall. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Friday June 26, 2009 22:21 by Jolly Red Giant   text 1 comment (last - saturday june 27, 2009 09:13)
Lindsey Oil Refinery (LOR) construction workers, who have been on strike for a fortnight, have won a stunning victory. All the workers’ demands have been met. The bosses’ 647 dismissals have been withdrawn, the 51 redundancies rescinded read full story / add a comment
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday June 26, 2009 22:05 by Wordsmith Kev – IPSC (pers cap) and images by Paula Geragh   image 4 images
At 4.30pm on Friday 26th June, politicians Chris Andrews TD (FF), Mary Lou McDonald (SF), Proinsias De Rossa MEP (Lab) and Cllr. Richard Boyd Barrett (PBPA) handed in a petition to Eircom Headquarters calling on Eircom not to sign a proposed deal with an IBM-led consortium which includes the Israeli telecommunications billing company Amdocs. Signatures to the petition were collected by the Irish Anti War Movement (IAWM) and the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC), online and on the streets. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday June 26, 2009 19:08 by I.Greene   text 4 comments (last - monday june 29, 2009 11:27)
On 8 June 2009 Mr Justice (Sir) Declan Morgan delivered the judgment in the marathon Omagh civil case. The judgment delivery ended the year long hearing leaving more questions unanswered than answered with its content less than convincing. The burden of proof in civil cases is based on the laws of probability and in this case Mr. Justice Morgan stretched the probability rule well outside the boundaries. The judgment in its entirety contained multiple ambiguities and inevitably the defendants will appeal. One can only assume that Mr Morgan is a highly intelligent man by the very fact that he has recently been elevated to the office of Lord Chief Justice, however this particular judgment may come back to haunt him.
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dublin / education / event notice Friday June 26, 2009 17:24 by Liz C
Intermediate English classes starting Tuesday 30th and Wednesday July 1st for 8 weeks.

2 euros donation ( for photocopying and towards Seomra Spraoi Social Centre costs )

Tuesdays 6:30-8pm To join the class email Soraya at sorayabrevia@gmail.com

Wednesdays 6:00-7:30pm To join the class email Liz at keykiet@yahoo.com

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international / eu / other press Friday June 26, 2009 17:21 by Susan Boyle PopQueen   text 5 comments (last - sunday january 31, 2010 19:52)   image 1 image   video 1 video file
The island of Martinique is in the Carribean sea where reggae, voodoo, rum & hurricanes come from. It is also an integral part of France and as such its map appears on Euro bank notes at the bottom in a little insert. Four months ago the people of Martinique and neighbouring Gaudelope paralysed their local economies with strike actions, civil unrest, general un-mellowness and all round anti-Sarkozy attitude. This was in no small part due to their extraordinarily high levels of unemployment compared to the rest of France. Today Sarkozy has started a tour of "overseas France" and has proposed a referendum on autonomy but not independence. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Friday June 26, 2009 16:47 by Liz Chinchen
Workers from across London will be giving up their lunch hour today (Friday) to attend a protest outside the Iranian Embassy against its Government's harsh treatment of trade unionists, something which is feared will get even worse in the wake of the current street demonstrations.

Long before the current crackdown against Iranians disputing the recent presidential election result, the Government had been harassing and intimidating trade unionists. In Iran members of independent trade unions are frequently beaten up or thrown into prison. And there are concerns that attacks on trade unionists will increase as protesters look for other ways of demonstrating against the regime by taking part in strikes and other work-related protests read full story / add a comment
About 1 in every 35 Gardai working in the state are on Shell duty, just like these
national / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Friday June 26, 2009 16:34 by FSB!   text 5 comments (last - sunday june 28, 2009 19:43)   image 2 images
A written reply to a Dáil question by Aengus Ó Snodaigh by justice minister Dermot Ahern shows that Garda personnel strength in a large majority of Irish counties is less than the number of Gardai deployed in Erris to protect Shell's interests. For example, Shell has more cops than Co. Clare, Co. Kerry, or Co Sligo. Shell also has more cops defending its corrupt Corrib Gas Project than there are Gardai 'defending' the citizens of Galway, Waterford or Dún Laoghaire. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday June 26, 2009 16:05 by RogerYates   text 6 comments (last - thursday july 09, 2009 17:30)   video 1 video file
"Animal Rights July," a 5-week event in Dublin, featuring films, discussions and lectures on animal rights philosophy and social movement advocacy. read full story / add a comment
clare / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Friday June 26, 2009 14:24 by John Lannon
Members of Amnesty International, Shannonwatch and others will gather at Shannon Town Centre on Saturday 27th at 2pm to mark the launch of a new Amnesty report outlining how CIA planes have been using Shannon Airport. Dressed in orange to represent the rendition cases that can be directly tied to Shannon, they will walk towards the airport. read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections / news report Friday June 26, 2009 14:09 by iosaf   text 52 comments (last - wednesday august 26, 2009 21:20)   image 19 images
Of course news attention is overwhelmingly focussed today on the passing of the king of pop, Michael Jackson. We are even told that global internet traffic slowed whilst humanity came to terms with its loss. However, hard as it is believe and as impalatable as it may be for some to stomach, in poorer countries life has appeared to have gone as normal.

General Romeo Vasquez chief of staff of the Honduran army put tanks on the streets surrounding the presidential palace where democratically elected Mr Manuel Zelaya lives and up till yesterday was mostly worrying about winning a referendum which will allow him to be re-elected and sit more terms. read full story / add a comment
Michael Dwyer posing with four pistols in Bolivia
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Friday June 26, 2009 14:04 by Andrew   text 63 comments (last - monday august 19, 2013 11:05)   image 26 images   video 3 video files   1 attached file
In any country with a half way critical media, the last few months would have been disastrous for Shell. In a crucial period in Shell’s imposition of an experimental gas pipeline on the people of Erris it emerges that Michael Dwyer, one of the security guards on this project, was part of an attempt to trigger a civil war in Bolivia. Soon after that it became clear that at least three others who had worked as security guards at the Shell compound had travelled to Bolivia with Dwyer and were wanted there for questioning. Some, it emerged, had links to fascist organizations in Eastern Europe. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / news report Friday June 26, 2009 13:17 by kevin   text 1 comment (last - sunday june 28, 2009 13:57)
Speaking at a public meeting in Wynn’s Hotel on his new book, Ireland’s Economic Crash, Kieran Allen, long-standing socialist and a senior UCD sociologist condemned the ‘elite consensus’ that wage cuts will bring an economic recovery to Ireland.
A recording of the meeting with slideshow will be posted on www.swp.ie later today. read full story / add a comment
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