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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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Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

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dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday December 11, 2008 12:19 by Seomra Spraoi
Afternoon of Galician culture in Dublin 1 this Sunday read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday December 11, 2008 12:05 by Gingerbeard   text 8 comments (last - saturday december 13, 2008 15:24)   image 3 images
Greek Embassy Picket
9th December Dublin
WE DON’T FOGET WE DON’T BACK DOWN

A good crowd gathered at the top of Grafton street at about 5.15pm on the cold dark Tuesday evening in December. We moved off towards St. Stephens green, about 25 of us heading towards Lesson street and the Greek Embassy. We went against the flow of people escaping work and rushing towards the illuminated beacon of the shopping centre.
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday December 11, 2008 11:42 by Comhlamh
Comhlamh First Wednesday Information Evening

Will the UN Convention on the Rights of People
with Disabilities really make a difference?

Bewley's Cafe Theatre, Grafton Street, Dublin
January 7th from 6.15 to 7.45

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limerick / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Thursday December 11, 2008 08:37 by seedot   text 7 comments (last - wednesday january 14, 2009 09:52)   video 1 video file
On strike for 7 weeks this video, in Polish with English subtitles was filmed in Limerick two weeks ago. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday December 11, 2008 07:31 by Sevinch
What do they say about Dermo's Crimbo Quiz.
“If you only make it to one quiz this year – make it this one. “ some famous person who might be there

“Other people do quizzes – Dermo does events” Krossphader

“Unmissable” Guns and Ammo Magazine

“Catch this if you can” Fishing and Anglers magazine

“The only problem with this event is that it’s in the wrong city” The New Yorkier read full story / add a comment
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday December 10, 2008 16:14 by Educate to be Free   text 11 comments (last - sunday december 14, 2008 10:48)   image 2 images   video 1 video file
At their National Congress in Cork City, on Saturday 6 December, Ógra Shinn Féin launched a new national campaign on education. The campaign, titled 'Educate to be Free' was launched by ÓSF National Organiser Barry McColgan, and was endorsed by Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams who was present.

Following the launch, the republican youth movement organised a No! Fees Protest on Cork's Patrick Street, which was well recieved by the public.

The following is the text from the launch:
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national / education / other press Wednesday December 10, 2008 15:35 by Dev
There are good teachers, then there are the incompetent. Read more about them at Gombeennation.

It seems that Irish teachers are about to have a belated introduction to the hire-and-fire aspect of the world of work – but at least they’ll still have their holidays, counted in months, to recover from the trauma. This follows a revolutionary agreement forged between Department of Education, and school and teacher representatives.
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national / education / news report Wednesday December 10, 2008 14:01 by Emma Beckett   text 9 comments (last - thursday february 05, 2009 22:54)   image 4 images   1 attached file
The student who was manhandled last night by Minister Eamon O Cuiv has called for an apology from the minister. read full story / add a comment
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national / miscellaneous / other press Wednesday December 10, 2008 11:39 by Steerpike   image 1 image
A story in the Indo describes the disparity between Bank estimates of the millionaire numbers, and Revenue records. read full story / add a comment
national / racism & migration related issues / press release Wednesday December 10, 2008 11:38 by Borbala Farago   text 2 comments (last - monday december 15, 2008 15:00)
Call for Submissions

As the editors of an anthology of immigrant poetry in Ireland we are asking poets from other countries who live here and who write in English to send us poems for possible inclusion in the anthology. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Wednesday December 10, 2008 10:41 by krossie   text 1 comment (last - thursday december 11, 2008 14:08)   image 1 image
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday December 10, 2008 03:15 by Emma - Residents Against Racism   text 1 comment (last - saturday december 13, 2008 17:41)
Demonstration against scheduled Deportation to Nigeria outside Garda National Immigration Bureau Thursday December 11th at 1.30pm read full story / add a comment
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dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Tuesday December 09, 2008 19:01 by Paula Geraghty   text 9 comments (last - friday december 12, 2008 17:25)   image 20 images
Buses were organised from Ballyfermot, another créche marched from The Coombe, Roscommon was present as was Ringsend and many other creches from around Dublin city and nationwide. Everyone taking a stand- not about the low pay, not about the conditions but about their and other childrens futures. Fed up of being considered babysitters, creche workers supported by parents, politicians and the SIPTU Community Branch (who organised the protest) marched to the to the Office of Minister of Children, Hawkins House, Poolbeg St., Dublin 2, to hand in their letters
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national / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Tuesday December 09, 2008 18:45 by Watchdog   image 1 image
Irish pork is being widely recalled because a percent of it was found dioxin contaminated. Governments acknowledge the harms and dangers of dioxin...a by-product of industrial chlorine.
But other far more dangerous sources of dioxin, namely typical chlorine-contaminated cigarettes, are being ignored. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Tuesday December 09, 2008 13:01 by Ciaron   text 4 comments (last - friday december 12, 2008 13:31)
Anti-War Vigil *GPO Monday Dec. 15th. 4pm-6pm
Stop Irish Participation in the War!"
"U.S. Military Out of Shannon, Iraq & Afghanistan!"
*Outside GPO, O'Connel St. Dublin read full story / add a comment
Left to right: Ulick O'Connor, Fred Johnston (Western Writers' Centre, Galway, Joseph Woods (Poetry Ireland)
national / arts and media / news report Tuesday December 09, 2008 03:25 by Western Writers' Centre   image 1 image
Renowned author Ulick O'Connor presented his new collection of poems, 'The Kiss - New and Selected Poems and Translations,' in Dublin this evening. read full story / add a comment
The People's Forum
mayo / environment / news report Monday December 08, 2008 22:51 by Niall Harnett   text 18 comments (last - tuesday february 03, 2009 17:31)   image 20 images   video 3 video files
On Friday 5th December 2008, Ministers Eamon Ryan and Eamon O'Cuiv hosted a 'Forum' at the Broadhaven Bay Hotel, Belmullet, Erris, Co Mayo.

Set in the context of the Shell Corrib Gas Project, what the forum is about or what it's supposed to address is not clear. “It's not a decision making forum”, said the chairman, Joe Brosnan.

Meanwhile, in another room at the same venue, local residents and community activists hosted a parallel forum, the People's Forum, to address what the Ministers' forum will not address … the substantive issues, which are:

Health, Safety & the Environment.
The Great Gas Giveaway.
Community Consent

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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday December 08, 2008 22:28 by tony fitzsimons
Burma Action Ireland will be joined by Fair City actress Una Kavanagh and students from Liberties College who will perform street theatre at an event to both celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to highlight it's lack of significance to the Burmese People.
The event will take place on Human Rights day,Wednesday 10th of December at the Central Bank Plaza on Dame Street Dublin.
Your support for the long suffering people of Burmah would be appreciated. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Monday December 08, 2008 21:14 by Tom Cooper   text 5 comments (last - tuesday january 19, 2010 12:47)
The recent 'Nationwide' programme on the national broadcastor RTE, on the life and times of 'Irishmen in British uniform' on their day to day life in Aldershot army barracks in England as they prepare for combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, and perhaps even to the country that gave them birth, peddled a pro-British pro-unionist line that implied both the Irish and British armies are synonymous with each other. Despite the fact that the British army has been engaged in the blatent murder of Irish citizens since colonisation right up to present times, RTE, in the making of this programme, acted like a recruiting agency for the foreign army that continues to colonise six counties of this island. The behaviour of RTE in this matter is both unsavoury and sordid and acts against the national interest. read full story / add a comment
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