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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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national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday May 06, 2010 20:58 by IPSC   image 1 image
To commemorate the 62nd Anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (the Arabic for 'catastrophe') - which saw the forcible explusion of over 700,000 Palestinians from their homes to faciliate the creation of the Zionist State of Israel in 1948 - the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign(IPSC) will be hosting a series of Nakba Week events from 8th - 15th May 2010. The events include protests, a pamphlet launch, a day of discussion, film and skill-sharing and and a social evening with food and music.
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national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Thursday May 06, 2010 17:56 by Eugene Mc Cartan
Yesterday in Athens tens of thousands of Greek workers took part in another general strike against the austerity measures being imposed by the Greek government at the behest of the European Union. Throughout Greece millions of workers took part in the general strike to show their opposition to these anti-people and anti-democratic policies. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday May 06, 2010 17:09 by Kev   image 1 image
The IPSC in Dublin will be staging a solidarity demonstration with the anti-Veolia motion being put before Dublin City Council this Monday. The demo will start at 6pm outside City Hall, Dame Street, Dublin 2 on the evening of Monday 10th May.

This is the third month this motion will be before DCC - the previous two times it was not voted on due to time constraints. We really hope it will be voted on and passed this time around! read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday May 06, 2010 16:50 by Rights' Defender
On the 20th April 2010 the First Minister and Deputy First Minister in the North of Ireland published draft legislation in the form of the “Public Assemblies, Parades and Protests Bill”. If the Bill becomes law, ALL gatherings involving 50 or more people, and which take place in any “public space” will be required to give 37 days prior notice.

The proposed legislation has ostensibly been put forward as a means of dealing with contentious parades. This is a cynical, dishonest move designed to encourage the wider population to ignore the proposals.

A public meeting to establish a broad based campaign to oppose this legislation will be held in the Holiday Inn, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast on Thursday 13th May at 7.00pm read full story / add a comment
Irish History Podcast
national / education / other press Thursday May 06, 2010 15:42 by Irish History Podcast   image 1 image
The second episode of the Irish History Podcast has been released read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Thursday May 06, 2010 15:08 by David Miller & Claire Robinson (summary)
INTRO

SpinWatch (www.spinwatch.org), created in 2005, provides public interest reporting on spin and deception, and campaigns for lobbying transparency.

Spinwatch are co-founders of the Europe-wide Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation and the more recent UK campaign, the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency.

Spinwatch has come under sustained attack from a bizarre group of former left wing activists who switched to the pro-market right in the 1990s. Today, this 'LM Network' act as lobbyists for and defenders of multinational corporations. As such, the LM Network features on the associated SpinProfiles.org website (http://spinprofiles.org/index.php?title=LM_network). Because of that fact the LM network, that guards its origins and activities from prying eyes, has attempted to undermine Spinwatch's credibility. read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Thursday May 06, 2010 15:01 by Fred Johnston
Poet débuts his collection to a musical background read full story / add a comment
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clare / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday May 06, 2010 14:58 by Kev   image 1 image
The IPSC will be staging a protest at the constituency office of Defence Minister Tony Killeen in Ennis, Co. Clare, calling on the Irish Government not to consider the granting of a contract an Irish Defence Forces contract for bullets to Israel Military Industries.

Assemble at the fountain near Tony Killeen's office on Harmony Row at 3.15pm on Tuesday 11th May. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / event notice Thursday May 06, 2010 11:27 by A.Spoke
Riding from Mertyr Tydfil to the Rossport Solidarity Camp Gathering,Linking Communities,Linking Struggles - see www.merthyrtomayo.org
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday May 06, 2010 02:40 by Cannabas Éirinn   text 3 comments (last - saturday may 08, 2010 14:10)
Together with over 300 cities from around the world, Legalise Cannabis Ireland are proud to announce that the fourth annual Legalise Cannabis Day is to take place in both Dublin and Cork this Saturday the 8th of May. Through experience in this anonymous subculture we have repeatedly found that the vast majority of cannabis users in Ireland can consume cannabis responsibly. These are typically decent and similarly unharmful people who should be able to consume cannabis without being criminalised or having fear of oppression for doing so. Due to the nature of prohibition, our culture is largely unfarmiliar in the general public's eye. Despite this, we will march in protest of the criminalisation of cannabis users and we call for full utilisation of the cannabis plant for its medical, industrial, recreational and agricultural values. read full story / add a comment
clare / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday May 06, 2010 01:11 by Shannonwatch
Meet at small roundabout just before the airport. read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / event notice Wednesday May 05, 2010 23:14 by Deirdre Murray   text 1 comment (last - monday may 17, 2010 19:56)   1 attached file
Comhlámh hosts a dynamic workshop with Mary Robinson as a keynote speaker on Climate Justice and workshops on Food, Trade and Health Justice on 15th May 2010 in Dublin. read full story / add a comment
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cork / environment / event notice Wednesday May 05, 2010 23:14 by ruthf   text 1 comment (last - tuesday march 29, 2011 20:01)   image 1 image
Community Film Night - short films about the transition movement and community based solutions to peak oil and climate change read full story / add a comment
wicklow / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday May 05, 2010 23:01 by Saoirse
Republican Sinn Féin will be holding its annual Commandant Neil ‘Plunkett’ O’Boyle commemoration on Sunday May 9 at 3.00pm in Knocknadruce Co Wicklow. Those taking part will assemble in Hollywood village at 2.30pm read full story / add a comment
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mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday May 05, 2010 19:26 by Eoin O L   text 3 comments (last - thursday july 29, 2010 14:41)   image 3 images   video 2 video files
On the 21st April in Ballina Circuit Court, Shell to Sea campaigner Niall Harnett was sentenced to 6 months in jail, for an assault on Garda Hugh Egan on Glengad beach. Defence barrister Leo Mulrooney summed it up, without correction from the judge, that the incident was “as close to a technical offence as possible”. Essentially Niall Harnett was found guilty of assault of a Garda for putting his hand on Garda Egan while Garda Egan was pulling out of a fellow protestor (myself), whose leg was caught on Shell’s illegally constructed fencing.
At a previous appeal sitting of the Circuit Court, Mr Harnett had been given 240 hours community service in lieu of the 6 month jail sentence, however he refused to do the community service, and so received the 6 months. read full story / add a comment
IPSC Chair Dr David Landy tells assembled supporters about the intervention in the AGM
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday May 05, 2010 19:09 by Fintan Lane   text 7 comments (last - thursday may 06, 2010 13:00)   image 12 images   video 1 video file
Palestine Dominates CRH AGM at the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire
Today, Wednesday 5th May, a large number of Palestine solidarity activists staged a demonstration outside the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Irish multinational CRH, while concerned shareholders inside asked serious and pointed questions about the role of the Irish cement company in supplying construction materials being used in the building of Israel’s apartheid Separation Wall and in illegal settlements in Palestine.

CRH has a 25% stake in the Israeli Mashav group, which acts as a holding company for Israel’s sole cement producer, Nesher.
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John Ging calls for a smashing of the blockade of Gaza
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday May 05, 2010 11:48 by Fintan Lane   text 1 comment (last - wednesday may 05, 2010 12:04)   image 2 images
John Ging, the Irish-born head of the UN humanitarian agency in Gaza - the UNRWA - demanded yesterday that the international community should break the Israeli siege of Gaza by sea.
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dublin / history and heritage / event notice Wednesday May 05, 2010 10:11 by the digger   image 1 image
Charlie Donnelly Memorial Project read full story / add a comment
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derry / anti-war / imperialism / news report Tuesday May 04, 2010 22:09 by Solidarity With Raytheon 14   text 2 comments (last - tuesday may 11, 2010 18:47)   image 1 image
Much publicity has been made out of the recent adds by Hunky Dorys in 'support' of Ruby ... read full story / add a comment
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dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Tuesday May 04, 2010 20:48 by Paula Geraghty   text 2 comments (last - thursday may 06, 2010 20:16)   image 10 images   video 1 video file
Hundreds marched in support of a better and fairer way for workers and society from Parnell Square to Liberty Hall. Speakers included Hilda Regaspi from the Domestic Workers Action Group, Arthur Scargill, Phil McFadden (President, Dublin Trades Council), Sam Nolan (Secretary, Dublin Trades Council and Louise O'Reily, Siptu. read full story / add a comment
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