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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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Iraq Freedom Congress
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday November 29, 2007 18:45 by pat c   text 14 comments (last - friday december 07, 2007 15:15)   image 2 images
Below is a statement from the Iraq Freedom Congress in which they condemn US aggression towards Iran.

Militarization and the use of force is a key element in the US administration ideology to impose its hegemony on the world. Beating the war drums is always part of US policy to contain its international competitors such as the European Union, Russia and China, and this policy is an extension to the one that is implemented in Iraq to wage the second Gulf War and the imposition of economic blockade, which lasted thirteen year then its occupation of Iraq. The US administration justified its inhuman policy with the pretext which is "possession of weapons of mass destruction". read full story / add a comment
Soon to be off limits for immigrants?
national / crime and justice / news report Thursday November 29, 2007 18:11 by Starstruck   text 12 comments (last - friday june 11, 2010 20:35)   image 1 image
Lawyers who represent non-nationals in failed immigration cases may have legal costs awarded against them under controversial new asylum laws to be introduced by the Government.

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national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Thursday November 29, 2007 17:30 by Gerry Creechan   text 1 comment (last - thursday november 29, 2007 19:17)
The call to action

"When your kids want to know "Where were you in the great Writers Strike of 2007?" you'll be able to say that you walked the line with writers from all over the world in support of the principle that, if they use our work, we get paid for it and that, however modest, you contributed to the victory that's coming for our fellow writers in the Writers' Guild of America. "

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national / anti-capitalism / other press Thursday November 29, 2007 16:02 by ISN'er   text 4 comments (last - friday december 07, 2007 11:50)
The latest issue of Resistance, paper of the Irish Socialist Network, has come out in the past week or so.

Produced to its usual high standards - full colour, solid content - it is free, and copies can be obtained (post free) by emailing irishsocialistnetwork@dublin.ie

Copies should be available in the usual outets soon. (Watch the comment space below this story) read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Thursday November 29, 2007 15:51 by s   text 9 comments (last - saturday february 23, 2008 13:48)
The following letter was written in reply to statements from Paul Butler of Sinn Fein after classroom assistants protested outside the headquarters of Sinn Fein and the DUP at which placards made by individual strikers compared Caitriona Ruane with Maggie Thatcher. The letter was sent to The Irish News and the Andersonstown News but has not been publivhed to date. read full story / add a comment
Dave Lippman as CIA agent George Shrub....coming to a Seomra near you!
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday November 29, 2007 13:48 by Anti-War Ireland   text 2 comments (last - tuesday december 04, 2007 14:15)   image 1 image
The Raytheon 9 are nine Derry anti-war activists who carried out a direct action against the war on Lebanon by occuping the offices of the arms manufacturer Raytheon in Derry in 2006. Raytheon are missiles systems company that supply the Israeli armed forces and the Lebanese people had just suffered a murderous bombardment by US-backed Israeli forces. read full story / add a comment
sligo / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday November 29, 2007 12:44 by John Dunne
Public Talk with Caoimhe Butterly
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Thursday November 29, 2007 11:13 by C Murray   text 5 comments (last - friday december 07, 2007 11:39)
Two Government Departments mandated with taking care of the well-being of our kids
have been shown to display two-tier policy which favours the wealthy and ghettoises the
poor. No surprises there except that both are run by experienced and rather limited
women politicians; Mary Hanafin and Mary Harney. This year 2007 saw severe criticism
by anti-poverty groups of both departments in the wake of published OECD reports.
Ms Hanafin's department had a critical underspend which favours the private school
sector and Ms Harney's Department published a 2005 report criticising cancer care
without an operating link to the report in toto. http://www.indymedia.ie/article/84946 read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections / other press Thursday November 29, 2007 08:42 by Former Fan   text 3 comments (last - friday may 29, 2009 09:26)
In a transition reminiscent of the co-option of the Greens in Ireland, Midnight Oil's lead singer now finds himself as Australia's Minister of the Environment in a ministry now gutted by the right wing PM Rudd. Garrett has rapidly reversed his former radical poilitics to fast track to power and status. Here's a humourous clip, an analysis & an update! read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Thursday November 29, 2007 00:53 by Setanta   text 10 comments (last - tuesday december 04, 2007 21:14)
An evil monster is growing in our legal society which encourages a dogma of belief that there is no wrong in Slander,Liable,Deformation,Secrecy, Corruption,Threat,Deception, Perjury ,Theft and a host of other perversions in our justice system that combine together and destroy the common good. read full story / add a comment
The Socialist #30 - December 2007
national / miscellaneous / other press Wednesday November 28, 2007 20:54 by SP Online   image 1 image
The December 2007 issue of The Socialist (#30) is now online at the Socialist Party website. See below for contents. read full story / add a comment
galway / housing / press release Wednesday November 28, 2007 17:33 by Franky
A public meeting is to be held in Galway in December to discuss the opening of a cultural and social centre in Galway.

A number of local charities and community groups have been invited to the meeting and the organisers are hopeful that it will gain support among these organisations.

Independent cultural centres have existed for some years in Dublin and Cork. Now a newly formed association in Galway aims to develop a community orientated and community organised, non-profit, cultural and creative space for Galway. read full story / add a comment
galway / housing / event notice Wednesday November 28, 2007 17:25 by Galway spacers   text 9 comments (last - saturday december 08, 2007 15:36)
A public meeting is to be held in Galway in December to discuss the opening of a cultural and social centre in Galway.

A number of local charities and community groups have been invited to the meeting and the organisers are hopeful that it will gain support among these organisations.

Independent cultural centres have existed for some years in Dublin and Cork. Now a newly formed association in Galway aims to develop a community orientated and community organised, non-profit, cultural and creative space for Galway. read full story / add a comment
kerry / arts and media / event notice Wednesday November 28, 2007 17:04 by Sarah Lundberg
Seven Towers Christmas Reading Series
welcomes
Seven Towers and Doghouse Writers
Ross Hattaway, Quincy Lehr, Noel Ó Briain, Tommy Frank O’ Connor, Margaret O’Shea, Oran Ryan, John W Sexton, Eileen Sheehan

Seven Towers and Doghouse Books are delighted to announce an exciting evening of quality Irish writing in Ruebens of Tralee at 6pm on Saturday 8th of December.
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international / anti-capitalism / event notice Wednesday November 28, 2007 11:30 by Celia S   text 2 comments (last - wednesday november 28, 2007 18:33)
"SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. A CASE STUDY FROM A LA CEIBA" A NEIGHBOURHOOD IN HAVANA CITY, CUBA.

Speaker: José Israel Martínez Rodríguez, community worker form Cuba

Social transformation through community development has been a defining element of the Cuban model of sustainable local development. In the Cuban context, local development is understood as a participatory process whereby local governments, non-governmental actors and the community coordinate efforts to design strategies that can enhance the lives and livelihoods of communities. Strengthening the sense of ownership of projects is a significant aspect of this process of participatory development.

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international / environment / news report Wednesday November 28, 2007 11:26 by TaraTaraTara   text 11 comments (last - thursday december 13, 2007 09:39)   image 2 images
national / animal rights / press release Wednesday November 28, 2007 09:00 by anonymously
Received anonymously read full story / add a comment
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national / miscellaneous / news report Wednesday November 28, 2007 08:47 by Sean Ramsey   text 5 comments (last - saturday december 01, 2007 14:39)   image 1 image
After the marathon walk for peace across Australia, Mr Frank Muldowney, will return to Ireland in early December. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / environment / event notice Wednesday November 28, 2007 00:30 by Laura   image 1 image
Former US Vice President and Nobel Prizewinner, Al Gore, will address the Merrion Capital Energy and Environment conference at the Royal College of Surgeons, St Stephens Green.

All groups and individuals concerned about Tara and the M3, and the interlinked issues of sustainability, environment and climate change are invited to attend a rally outside the event, commencing at 9am and continuing throughout the day read full story / add a comment
dublin / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Tuesday November 27, 2007 22:09 by Domhain Sceadaman   text 4 comments (last - wednesday november 28, 2007 21:46)
Tonight’s prime time revealed that solicitors have been acting for more than one party in property transactions, with the knowledge of the professional body, the Law Society.

I have appended the speeech given by the new law society president James MacGuill on 9th November 2007

If you watched the programme you will find this speech interesting read full story / add a comment
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