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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 / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Friday September 14, 2007 07:54 by Brian   text 24 comments (last - monday june 29, 2009 13:22)   image 1 image
An attempt to answer some of the criticisms of 'conspiracy theorists', to show that factors in modern society make it all too possible for conspiracies to exist, and difficult for them to be exposed. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Friday September 14, 2007 07:38 by sovietpop   text 64 comments (last - sunday november 11, 2007 00:34)   image 11 images
Text message from the site of proposed refinery reports at 7.30 " good turn out, over 200 so far, no trucks through the main gates and low police presence". read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday September 13, 2007 23:08 by Miriam Anderson
The first all Ireland Animal Welfare Conference will take place in the main Ballroom, Citywest Hotel, on the 23rd of September, 2007. The theme of the conference is unity and moving forward to give animals the best chance of much neeeded change.

List of Groups who will Address the conference:

ANVIL Ireland
Animal Welfare Federation of Northern Ireland
Blue Cross, Ireland
Cat Protection UK
Compassion In World Farming
Dogs Trust, Ireland
Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Louth County Council
Veterinary Ireland Companion Animal Society (VICAS)

If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to info@anvilireland.ie read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / event notice Thursday September 13, 2007 22:08 by Seomra Spraoi
mayo / environment / news report Thursday September 13, 2007 21:57 by Man at the back of the courtroom   text 6 comments (last - monday october 01, 2007 14:13)
Gardai took up approximately half of the available seats in the Belmullet courtroom Wednesday, leaving others to stand around at the edges. Things had barely begun when Judge Devins caught sight of a man with a large camera standing at the back. He was brought to the front and reprimanded before the judge turned her attention to the Gardai "if this was the four-courts people would have been searched, in eight years I've never seen this before" – the proceedings were halted and everyone was ordered out to be searched. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday September 13, 2007 21:54 by Seomra Spraoi   text 2 comments (last - monday september 17, 2007 22:04)   image 1 image
Come join in the celebration of Seomra Spraoi's launch weekend! read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday September 13, 2007 20:44 by Tiogar   text 7 comments (last - monday october 08, 2007 19:33)   image 3 images
Celebrate a Revolutionary Life
40th Anniversary Vigil read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday September 13, 2007 16:55 by percy fawcett   text 1 comment (last - sunday september 16, 2007 12:13)
A year ago those whose interest in the slave trade goes no further than ending it, found their representative and publicity interests well served by a case which emerged in the small state of Dubai. Investigative work by a US based human rights agency found that children had been imported to Dubai by the number 2 of that state under a variety of pretexts most of which were false. Instead the boys were kept in a malnourished state so that they could serve as jockeys in the hippodromes and race courses of that land. Dubai owes both its sovreignity and dynastic style to the British Empire. The current ruler overthrew his Sandhurst educated father to oversee a new Dubai strategy tackling the realities of "peak oil" and the potential dwindling of the state's income. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Thursday September 13, 2007 13:57 by Red Banner   text 3 comments (last - monday november 19, 2007 18:06)
Seolfar 'FAOIN BHRATACH DHEARG: aistí sóisialacha' in Connolly Books, Sráid Essex Thoir, Baile Átha Cliath ag 5.30 pm Déardaoin 20 Meán Fómhair

Fáilte roimh chairde uile na hirise
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mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday September 13, 2007 13:48 by Mishkin   text 2 comments (last - friday september 14, 2007 23:16)   image 5 images
Some pictures of the blockades of the trucks deliivering material to the refinery site. Members of the Rossport Five were present at the picket this morning as well as some of those who faced charges at the court in Belmullet yesterday.

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national / consumer issues / press release Thursday September 13, 2007 13:43 by Jene Kelly

AIMS Ireland is an organisation that offers women support, information and assistance in voicing concers with issues concerning pregnancy, labour and birth and after you have your baby

AIMS Ireland is very interested in providing information to women who do not speak english - we are also interested in cultural issues that may arise for non-Irish women in the maternity system here read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday September 13, 2007 12:11 by Cathal Grennan
Human rights are under threat. After the tragic events of 11 September 2001 in the US, human rights have come under attack in a way unimaginable a few years ago. In the new security climate, governments have undermined international human rights standards that protect people from abuse. Some use it as an excuse to persecute their political opponents. Some use it as an excuse to torture. Torture does not stop terror. Torture is terror.
Don't ignore it. You can stop it.
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national / arts and media / event notice Thursday September 13, 2007 10:54 by Rachel O'Hanlon
RTE Radio 1 presents Human Rights Drama Season featuring plays written for Amnesty International read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday September 13, 2007 09:53 by Doug
The DSEi Arms Fair, reputed to be the biggest in the world, continues to be held every other year in London's Docklands, England, despite being allowed to sell horrendous weapons to rogue regimes. read full story / add a comment
Outside the court in Belmullet
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday September 13, 2007 00:21 by Serpico   text 5 comments (last - friday september 14, 2007 00:01)   image 5 images
A number of cases relating to the Shell to Sea campaign were heard in Belmullet District Court in Mayo on Wednesday 12th of September. What follows is a very brief account of some of them. read full story / add a comment
meath / history and heritage / news report Wednesday September 12, 2007 19:23 by Helen Rose   text 11 comments (last - wednesday september 19, 2007 13:51)   image 4 images
An Emergency Situation is developing at the Lismullin Site where Construction Works to Divert the Gabhra River have Seriously Breached the 250m Exclusion Zone of the National Monument. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Wednesday September 12, 2007 18:31 by watcher
Rendition' through Shannon investigated
Human rights officials have announced an investigation into Ireland's role in "extraordinary rendition" - the illegal transfer of a person from one state to another. The review is due to be done by the end of the year.
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct=us/0-0&fp=46e81...54183

Rights body probes 'terrorist' air transfers
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/rights-body-pro....html

http://www.ihrc.ie/documents/article.asp?NID=218&NCID=2...rint= Annual Report 2006 read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday September 12, 2007 17:22 by Ali al-Fadhily   text 6 comments (last - sunday september 16, 2007 19:17)
This article illustrates how the US invasion and occuption of Iraq has destroyed what was previously a secular society. Power has been put into the hands of reactionary clerics. Full article at the link.

Religious clerics are beginning to play an increasingly powerful role in Iraq. Many Iraqis now fear that they are endangering human rights and religious freedom in the once largely secular country. Clerics began to play a major role since the U.S.-led occupation began in April 2003. Despite the promises of U.S. President George W. Bush to turn Iraq into a secular and free country, clerics have become the real leaders, and are beginning to control most political matters.

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mayo / environment / news report Wednesday September 12, 2007 11:15 by Jonah   text 10 comments (last - thursday september 13, 2007 16:04)
Belmullet Court update read full story / add a comment
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dublin / arts and media / press release Tuesday September 11, 2007 23:57 by richard whelan   text 3 comments (last - monday april 19, 2010 21:33)   image 1 image
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