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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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original designs for "Union Flag"
down / miscellaneous / news report Friday August 31, 2007 18:12 by Butcher's Apron   text 19 comments (last - wednesday may 07, 2008 12:57)   image 1 image
A young member of Ógra Sinn Féin last Saturday night noticed that a building was flying a Union Flag in Newcastle, County Down Ireland.

This "butcher's apron" flag is of course offensive to many Irish people, and since the building belonged to the avowedly sectarian "Orange Order" the young man decided that the best way to peacefully protest was to scale the building and remove the offending symbol.

Sadly, after removing the flag, the young ÓSF member lost his footing and fell from the roof, injuring his arm. He has received medical treatment and is recovering.

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international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday August 31, 2007 17:34 by MichaelY
George W. Bush’s speech Tuesday makes clear his plan to attack Iran, and how the intelligence, as was the case before the attack on Iraq, is being “fixed around the policy.” The Aug. 28 speech to the American Legion came five years after a very similar presentation by Vice President Dick Cheney. Addressing the Veterans of Foreign Wars on Aug. 26, 2002, Cheney set the meretricious terms of reference for war on Iraq.

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national / miscellaneous / press release Friday August 31, 2007 15:23 by Barra   text 2 comments (last - sunday september 02, 2007 19:22)   image 1 image
In order to increase awareness around the major issue of Road Safety, Ógra Shinn Féin have produced a short film.

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UNMANNED SECURITY HUT
dublin / housing / news report Friday August 31, 2007 04:37 by d.farrell   image 5 images
Fatima Regeneration Project Phase 2 is again plunged into turmoil as a consequence of Developer P.Elliott/Maplewood acting in contravention of agreement with local residents despite their co-operation in what could be only best described as a un selfish act of burden bearing by a minority of residents in order to achieve benefits that would be by and large enjoyed by many people some from far wider afield from their local community. read full story / add a comment
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Friday August 31, 2007 01:22 by Simon McGuinness   text 42 comments (last - sunday september 09, 2007 23:45)   image 9 images
From Friday 7th to Sunday 9th September 2007 men, women and children from every corner of this island - and indeed from much further away - will gather in Glencolumbkille, Donegal. They will come in busses, by car, bicycle or on foot. They will erect CAMP HAVANA and walk the hills surrounding the valley of Glencolumbcille. Some will take the challenging hike across the Slieve League ridge, some will use a more relaxed walking route and some will only go as far as the bus can take them. Some may even attempt to dance salsa!

All of them will enjoy Europe's highest sea - cliffs which are surrounded by scenery incomparable to anywhere else on this earth (see http://marette.free.fr/panorama_irlande/panorama1.html). Of course we are not just gathering to admire spectacular scenery. We will gather in what is going to be the biggest show of friendship with people from another island - at least since last year’s Camp Havana. read full story / add a comment
armagh / crime and justice / press release Thursday August 30, 2007 18:08 by Kevin Murphy   text 3 comments (last - friday august 31, 2007 18:42)
The 32 County Sovereignty Movement call on the people of South Armagh to boycott this Tuesdays policing meeting in Crossmaglen. read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Thursday August 30, 2007 17:21 by Western Writers' Centre, Galway
Writer and critic Fred Johnston starts his popular Creative Writing Workshops at NUI Galway as part of the Continuing Education Programme. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday August 30, 2007 16:57 by Elisa O'Donovan   text 3 comments (last - wednesday april 23, 2008 11:42)
Candlelight Vigil in Dublin,Galway,Donegal and wexford to mark World Suicide Prevention Day read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday August 30, 2007 14:23 by Martin O'Sullivan   text 4 comments (last - friday october 26, 2007 01:17)
Amnesty International ANNUAL LECTURE 2007

Pulitzer Prize-winnning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh will give the Amnesty International Annual Lecture in October.
Seymour Hersh writes for The New Yorker magazine and has written extensively on US involvement with Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Sudan, Israel, Vietnam and the former Soviet Union.

Date: 24 October 2007
Time: 7pm
Location: Trinity College Dublin

Admission to the lecture is free and there will be priority access to Amnesty International Irish Section members.

Tickets will be available to book on line from 24 September 2007. See the link provided.
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday August 30, 2007 14:12 by Martin O'Sullivan
"WAR ON TERROR" PUBLIC LECTURE

We are honoured to welcome Conor Gearty to headline our "War on Terror" public lecture in September.

Date: 24 September 2007
Time: 7pm -9pm
Location: ATGWU Hall, 55/56 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1

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Support Palestinian Human Rights, Boycott Israeli Potatoes
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday August 30, 2007 14:03 by Garry   text 8 comments (last - monday september 03, 2007 01:07)   image 5 images
IPSC activists continued their boycott Israeli potatoes campaign with a picket outside TESCO Drumcondra, who continue to stock Israeli potatoes and other goods. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Thursday August 30, 2007 13:22 by The Oh-Aissieux   text 3 comments (last - tuesday september 11, 2007 17:56)
Storytelling evening with the Oh-Aissieux and the McGregor
in the new Seomra Spraoi,
4 Mary’s Abbey,
Saturday 8 September.
Show starts 9 pm. Doors 8.30 pm.

Non-alcoholic refreshments will be served in the break.

Suggested donation: EUR 2.
Proceeds to the Seomra Spraoi.
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday August 30, 2007 13:07 by +   text 2 comments (last - wednesday september 05, 2007 21:30)
Many Irish people will have missed the pomp & ceremony, smells and bells which launched Europe's latest lowcost airline on ¨Monday. Despite its obvious competition with two of our most cherished little earners & institutions. The Holy See is offering cheap flights from Rome to Lourdes which I need not tell you will surely undermine both Ryanair and Knock. The Vatican is promoting the service as an opportunity for the faithful to maintain a proper atmosphere conducive to such religious devotion and prevent their journey falling into some Chaucer like tale. Needless to say unlike Ryanair they won't be charging wheelchair users any extra money either. But already it has run into TERROR problems.

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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday August 30, 2007 11:04 by Mark   text 2 comments (last - wednesday september 05, 2007 02:16)   image 2 images
“Anarchists Against the Wall (AATW) was formed in 2003 as the highly controversial apartheid wall meant to separate Israelis and Palestinians began construction, and is made up of both Israelis and Palestinians"

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Free the Old Head of Kinsale! Protesters at locked gates
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Wednesday August 29, 2007 23:48 by Old Header   text 4 comments (last - thursday august 30, 2007 08:04)   image 4 images
Report from the Free the Old Head of Kinsale campaign's "People's Picnic" at the Co. Cork headland, Sunday 26th August 2007.

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national / miscellaneous / news report Wednesday August 29, 2007 22:28 by M. Ni Bhrolchain   text 13 comments (last - sunday september 09, 2007 17:55)   image 14 images
CST launched a new court challenge today in the EU offices - the litigant is Michael Canney, former spokesman for the Campaign.
Here follows a press release, a statement from Michael and a statement of support from our primary poet: Seamus Heaney.
I'm hoping that there will photographs to follow.
Laoise Kelly opened the event with some wonderful Harp Music -
Mary Lou McDonald also came along and spoke read full story / add a comment
international / environment / press release Wednesday August 29, 2007 21:41 by Brian Guckian & Tadhg Crowley   text 2 comments (last - saturday september 01, 2007 10:05)
A RADICAL breakthrough by promoters of sustainable development and archaeological and cultural heritage involved in the campaign to save the Tara-Skryne (Gabhra) Valley has been announced today, and represents a "win-win" solution for all sides, they say.
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Primate Day in Dublin Last Year With ARAN & IAVS - The Perfect Team!
dublin / animal rights / event notice Wednesday August 29, 2007 18:34 by John Carmody   text 4 comments (last - thursday september 06, 2007 10:51)   image 1 image
International Primate Day is fast approaching us. Here in Ireland the Animal Rights Action Network (ARAN) and Irish Anti Vivisection Society (IAVS) are holding a peaceful protest to shine light on animal experiments here in Ireland and around the world and to show that there is alternatives out there!

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national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday August 29, 2007 16:30 by Susan Isabella Sheehan-Repasky   text 6 comments (last - monday september 03, 2007 17:58)
In our disposable society, what value do we place on our ancestors? read full story / add a comment
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cork / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday August 29, 2007 16:01 by Shipwatcher   text 4 comments (last - monday september 03, 2007 07:55)   image 1 image
The 5,000 frigate HMS Westminster will arrive in Cork Harbour at dawn tomorrow and will be berthed at Custom House Quay in the heart of the city. read full story / add a comment
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