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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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cork / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Friday February 29, 2008 16:43 by Kieran O'Sullivan
Saturday 07 March, 8.00pm, Victoria Hotel, Patrick St., Cork. read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Friday February 29, 2008 16:38 by Kieran O'Sullivan
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dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Friday February 29, 2008 16:31 by Kieran O'Sullivan   image 1 image
WORLD AGAINST WAR Thursday 06 MARCH, Main Theatre, Liberty Hall, Dublin 1.
Public Meeting
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international / anti-capitalism / other press Friday February 29, 2008 16:28 by Red Banner
Issue 31 of Red Banner is out now, available at €2 / £1.50 from Red Banner sellers, good bookshops, or from the address above. read full story / add a comment
dublin / racism & migration related issues / event notice Friday February 29, 2008 16:11 by Fleachta   1 attached file
Comhlámh’s ‘First Wednesday Debates’ continue. Come along, get involved or just find out about the various issues while meeting people over a cuppa! read full story / add a comment
galway / eu / event notice Friday February 29, 2008 15:49 by Barry Finnegan
Galway Public Meeting on The Lisbon Treaty
• Good for Ireland?
• Good for the EU?
(Organised by The Green Party) read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Friday February 29, 2008 14:43 by Joe   text 21 comments (last - tuesday april 01, 2008 01:47)
Five boys and a 6 onth old baby ere killed in in Jabalya, a refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip and two in the West Bank on Thursday. Witnesses said the children were playing soccer when they were killed by an Israeli missile. The baby was killed when Israeli jets bombed a government building
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Patricia Verdugo RIP
international / gender and sexuality / other press Friday February 29, 2008 13:21 by Obit   text 3 comments (last - saturday march 29, 2008 20:39)   image 1 image
" We should preserve in adults the confident and Joyful attitude of children"

Patricia Verdugo has died. She helped form in Chile 'The Women's Movement for Life' ( 1983), which comprised
women politicians, activists and writers;a cauccas of women opposed to the Pinochet regime. The WML
organised protests against Pinochet .

She was a journalist , an activist and an academic, who in the immeadiate aftermath of her father's assasination
began her career to expose the Pinochet Regime.

She founded 'Hoy' , established 1977. The Publication operated throughout the dictatorship and retained an
independent critical position against the dictatorial regime.
Her books included; 'Bucharest 187' and 'The Claws of the Puma' (1989) read full story / add a comment
national / housing / news report Friday February 29, 2008 13:12 by Gar   text 1 comment (last - friday august 08, 2008 11:02)
On Wednesday, February 27th, news broke of the Health Services Executive’s decision to freeze funding for homeless services. This move makes an absolute mockery of government policy and the official target to eliminate homelessness by 2010. Organisations working with people who are homeless have already begun to feel the pinch of what is effectively a cutback. read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Friday February 29, 2008 11:25 by Over The Edge
Over The Edge presents readings by Damian Smyth, Susan Lindsay, Frank Golden, Alan McMonagle & Tom Morgan at Sheridan’s Wine Bar, 14-16 Church Yard Street, Galway on Friday, March 14th, 8pm.
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national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Friday February 29, 2008 02:21 by skiver   text 1 comment (last - friday february 29, 2008 21:25)   image 1 image
We enter into a contract with our employers to do a certain amount of work in return for a certain amount of pay. In Ireland the standard working week is 39 hours long, and anything over that is overtime. Of course, the bosses don't pay us for travelling to and from their premises (what do they think we are doing - sightseeing?) and if they can get away with it they won't pay us for lunch or breaks, so we end up spending a lot more of our waking lives with them and the crew they have picked to make money for them, than we do with our family or friends.
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limerick / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday February 28, 2008 18:55 by UL Socialist   text 1 comment (last - wednesday march 19, 2008 12:33)   image 2 images
Public Talk as part of Latin America Week (organised by LASC)

- Enrique Galan
Colombian anti water privatisation activist, (Ecofundo)

- Dave Convery
Socialist activist, just back from Latin America, (Socialist Youth)

Monday April 7th
UL: 5pm, Students Union Rom 3
City Centre: 8pm, Pery's Hotel, Glentworth St (Near Taits Clock)
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international / gender and sexuality / event notice Thursday February 28, 2008 17:27 by Maryam Namazie   text 10 comments (last - monday march 24, 2008 17:32)   image 1 image
Sexual apartheid, political Islam and women's rights

A seminar in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day
Monday, March 10, from 6:30-9:30pm
Conway Hall, London
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galway / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Thursday February 28, 2008 17:09 by PaddyK2   text 2 comments (last - tuesday march 04, 2008 10:31)
Please show your support for Fair Trade Fortnight by coming along to the Eye Cinema, who, to mark Fair Trade Fortnight (25/2-9/3), will be showing the documentary BLACK GOLD, an eye-opening expose of the multi-billion dollar coffee industry following one man’s fight for a fair price. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Thursday February 28, 2008 15:54 by pat c   text 1 comment (last - friday february 29, 2008 14:38)
Yet another Iranian Trade Unionist is threatened with flogging by the Iranian Theocratic Regime. His "crime"? Participating in "illegal" Mayday demonstrations. Here is an appeal from Iranian Trade Unionists, support them in their struggle against the Iranian Dictatorship.

A summons for the administration of a flogging has now been issued for Tayyeb Chatani for participating in the May 1st event last year. Mr Chatani works at Par Rees factory, where he is an active shop steward. Eleven of the workers arrested for taking part in the May 1st event last year in Sanandaj were sentenced to 91 days in prison and 10 strikes of the lash. The Appeal Court changed the sentences to fines, but upheld the sentence of 10 lashes. So far, the lashing have been carried out in the case of 3 workers: Seddigh Amjadi, Habibollah Kalekaani and Faares Gaviliaan. The only crime of these workers is having participated in the May Day ceremony in Sanandaj. read full story / add a comment
dublin / crime and justice / event notice Thursday February 28, 2008 15:32 by Con Carroll   text 3 comments (last - friday february 29, 2008 14:58)
solidarity with people from Driminagh. too remember two Polish men who were attacked. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Thursday February 28, 2008 14:25 by Joe   text 5 comments (last - sunday march 30, 2008 21:31)
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert yesterday praised Japan’s “firm” stance on Iran as the Zionist state agreed to strengthen ties with Japan. read full story / add a comment
Many have eyes, but can not see...
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday February 28, 2008 13:28 by Prisoner Solidarity   text 6 comments (last - thursday march 13, 2008 19:16)   image 1 image
Seven republicans, two of which have since been released pending a report by the DPP, have this week been sensationally arrested under section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act. The operation was carried out by the state’s Emergency Response Unit (ERU) amidst glamorous media reports of a ‘Tiger Kidnapping’ plot of a Cork business man initially. read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday February 28, 2008 12:07 by Stephen Boyd   text 37 comments (last - friday march 07, 2008 06:37)   image 3 images
Anti-Fascist Protest read full story / add a comment
international / environment / event notice Wednesday February 27, 2008 19:43 by tracey   text 1 comment (last - sunday march 16, 2008 01:57)
Join gluaiseacht in a weekend of action in London culminating in a protest at Shell HQ on St Patricks day read full story / add a comment
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