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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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international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Monday June 15, 2009 13:21 by Darren C   text 4 comments (last - saturday august 15, 2009 22:38)
After a demonstration this morning by SOAS students to protest against the arrest and deportation of several cleaners at the London School of Oriental and African Studies, around 50 students occupied the Director’s office.

Immigration officials raided SOAS at 6:30am on Friday 12th June and arrested nine cleaners, contracted to ISS.
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday June 15, 2009 12:59 by Refugee Action Group
RAG aims to be an independent voice advocating on asylum and refugee issues in Northern Ireland.

Any person who is stopped and detained by Immigration Officers in Northern Ireland can now call the free and confidential Helpline number. A trained volunteer will notify the detainee’s family where possible and will contact an Immigration Adviser who may be able to assist the detainee in challenging her/his detention. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / news report Monday June 15, 2009 09:54 by Dave Donnellan   text 13 comments (last - tuesday june 30, 2009 17:22)   video 1 video file
A demonstration in memory of the victims of clerical sexual abuse was held in Dublin on the 10th June. The demonstration was organised by Christine Buckley, of Aislinn, John Kelly, of Survivors of Abuse in Ireland, Noel Barry, of Right of Place and Michael O'Brien former mayor of Clonmel. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday June 14, 2009 23:09 by Michael Gallagher
Early next week, the House and Senate will vote on the Supplemental Appropriation of $105 billion more for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Antiwar forces in Congress are within a handful of votes of defeating this bill. read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Sunday June 14, 2009 22:56 by Gary Mulcahy   text 5 comments (last - tuesday june 16, 2009 13:14)
8pm Monday 15th June outside Mace shop Lisburn Rd read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Sunday June 14, 2009 22:08 by Contaminated Crow
A landfill, a quarry and two concrete plants read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / event notice Sunday June 14, 2009 19:16 by Laura Broxson
BAN ANIMAL CIRCUSES NOW!!! read full story / add a comment
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galway / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Sunday June 14, 2009 19:07 by TD   image 2 images   video 1 video file
Heartened by recent successes in the ongoing Boycott, Disinvestment and Sanctions campaign in the field of corporate responsibility and ethical compliance, , http://www.bdsmovement.net/ where giant French multinational company, Veolia Environnement SA, following a global campaign over its activities in the West Bank, is poised to withdraw from its participation in the construction and management of the illegal light railway in Occupied East Jerusalem and the announcement of Belgian-French financial group Dexia that it will no longer finance Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories through its Israeli branch Dexia Israel ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Sunday June 14, 2009 18:32 by Anne McShane   text 10 comments (last - thursday june 18, 2009 16:33)   image 1 image
Yassamine Mather, chair of Hands Off the People of Iran, assesses the highly
fluid situation in Iran. She calls for support for the mass demonstrations but warns against any illusions in Mir_Hossain Moussavi.

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international / anti-capitalism / other press Sunday June 14, 2009 17:37 by redjade   image 1 image
'Confidential internal documents reveal how the oil giant lobbied The Guardian newspaper to reduce its support for Saro-Wiwa.' read full story / add a comment
Elder Ward's family will sue - while the government  consider criminal charges and dropping the contract next year.
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Sunday June 14, 2009 17:20 by waltzin matilda   text 7 comments (last - thursday july 29, 2010 12:30)   image 1 image
Western Australia's Attorney General is looking at whether the government can and should terminate a prison transport company's contract in the wake of a scathing coroner's report. The State Coroner Alastair Hope examined the death of an Aboriginal elder in the back of a prison van. Mr Ward was transported across Western Australia from the city of Laverton to Kalgoorlie, a mostly desert region know as Goldfields. Temperatures were recorded at 47º on the day. Although there was no airconditioning he was given 600ml of water to ease his suffering and ensure a comfortable 250 mile or 400 km journey.

He died of heatstroke. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / gender and sexuality / event notice Sunday June 14, 2009 13:59 by culchie   image 2 images
Queer Spraoi Presents: Culchie Queer Night
Sat 20th June 8pm-1am Seomra Spraoi

Come outta the sticks: Come Outta the Closet and head to Seomra Spraoi in the Big Smoke. It's gonna be Munya...
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Bob Bickerdike in 2004
cork / miscellaneous / news report Sunday June 14, 2009 10:42 by John Jefferies   text 17 comments (last - sunday july 05, 2009 01:28)   image 3 images
The death occurred on Friday night at his home in Youghal, Co. Cork of veteran peace campaigner and socialist activist Bob Bickerdike at the age of 89 years.

Regular Indymedia readers will recall that Bob featured here after receiving the "Working Class Hero 2009" award from the Cork May Day committee last month in recognition of his many decades of struggle on behalf of and with working people and his lifetime involvement in the peace movement. read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / news report Sunday June 14, 2009 01:24 by The Fox   text 1 comment (last - sunday june 14, 2009 14:35)
Pat O'Donnell Interview days before his boat was sunk
national / environment / feature Saturday June 13, 2009 12:15 by S2S   text 120 comments (last - monday june 15, 2009 20:37)   image 6 images   video 3 video files
At 2am on Thursday morning, Pat O'Donnell's boat the 'Iona Isle' was boarded by four masked men and sunk out at sea, near where Mr. O'Donnell lays his fishing pots off Erris, North Mayo. Mr. O'Donnell and crewman Martin McDonnell were attacked and held down by some of the men, while others went below deck, where they proceeded to sink the boat. Both local men have been taken to Castlebar General Hospital, where they are recovering. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / politics / elections / feature Saturday June 13, 2009 11:29 by Paula Geraghty   text 38 comments (last - tuesday june 16, 2009 18:43)   image 22 images   video 1 video file
The election of Joe Higgins as the third MEP elected from Dublin has marked a significant shift in Irish politics. With the Greens now wiped out clinging desperately to a dying government the election results have shown there is an alternative and hope for another Ireland. read full story / add a comment
cork / environment / event notice Saturday June 13, 2009 10:34 by Alan M.
The weekly Cork Shell to Sea meeting will be taking place this coming Wednesday at 8pm in the IWU Offices, Liberty Street, Cork. read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage / opinion/analysis Saturday June 13, 2009 01:02 by Daniel James   text 7 comments (last - monday june 15, 2009 17:56)
Is a decline in the glorification of Irish heroes and the use of the Irish languge just a fad or a worrying, long-term trend on the part of the Gaelic Athletic Association? The disappointing latter may well be true. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Friday June 12, 2009 22:12 by Niamh   image 1 image
Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Winner Aung San Suu Kyi will most likely spend her 64th birthday behind bars at Insein Prison in Rangoon on June 19th 2009.

Burma Action Ireland would like to invite you to use your freedom to promote hers by joining us to mark the occasion of her birthday at an evening vigil.

The event will take place from 6pm to 8pm on Friday 19th June 2009 at Fusiliers Arch, St. Stephens Green, Dublin.

All supporters are urged to take part.

For further information contact Niamh Rooney, Burma Action Ireland at 087 1261857 or info@burmaactionireland.org

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international / anti-war / imperialism / press release Friday June 12, 2009 19:31 by a-films   image 1 image
The anarchist media collective a-films has just published a new short film ("A Sip of Coffee"/26min) from the destroyed Nahr al-Bared Refugee Camp in northern Lebanon.
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