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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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offsite link The BBC?s ?1 Billion Pension Bailout Sun Sep 21, 2025 19:47 | Richard Eldred
The BBC has poured over ?1 billion into its gold-plated pension scheme, gobbling up nearly ?850 million of licence fee money ? and it looks like the bill could keep climbing.
The post The BBC?s ?1 Billion Pension Bailout appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Education Secretary Launches Fresh Attack on Private Schools Sun Sep 21, 2025 17:13 | Richard Eldred
In a fresh raid that could force more closures and squeeze parents' wallets, Bridget Phillipson is hitting private schools again, this time tripling Ofsted inspection fees.
The post Education Secretary Launches Fresh Attack on Private Schools appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Keir Starmer Confirms Britain Will Ignore US and Israeli Anger and Recognise a Palestinian State Sun Sep 21, 2025 15:00 | Richard Eldred
Keir Starmer has sparked fury by pledging to recognise a Palestinian state even though critics say it rewards Hamas, angers Israel and the US and won't help hostages or feed Gaza's starving.
The post Keir Starmer Confirms Britain Will Ignore US and Israeli Anger and Recognise a Palestinian State appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link North Sea ?Has Three Times More Oil and Gas? Than Government Claims Sun Sep 21, 2025 13:00 | Richard Eldred
Britain's North Sea could have 14 billion barrels of oil and gas ? three times what the Government reckons ? but sky-high taxes and drilling bans are leaving it in the ground while jobs and cash go begging.
The post North Sea ?Has Three Times More Oil and Gas? Than Government Claims appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Met Office Staff Given Record Bonuses Despite String of Forecast Failures Sun Sep 21, 2025 11:00 | Richard Eldred
The Met Office might struggle to predict the weather, but it seems staff can always count on a downpour of cash: they walked away with record bonus payments of ?8.1 million last year and ?31.5 million over five years.
The post Met Office Staff Given Record Bonuses Despite String of Forecast Failures appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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Voltaire, international edition

offsite link Will intergovernmental institutions withstand the end of the "American Empire"?,... Sat Apr 05, 2025 07:15 | en

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offsite link Disintegration of Western democracy begins in France Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:00 | en

offsite link Voltaire, International Newsletter N?126 Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:39 | en

offsite link The International Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism by Amichai Chikli and Na... Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:31 | en

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dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday February 04, 2010 17:29 by LASC
All funds raised go to provide medicines, diagnostic and surgical supplies to Cuban Medical Brigades currently working in Haiti. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Thursday February 04, 2010 16:45 by Dublin Republican
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POW STATUS FOR REPUBLICAN PRISONERS read full story / add a comment
Pádraig Ó Morain (pic The Irish Times)
galway / arts and media / event notice Thursday February 04, 2010 15:01 by Fred Johnston   image 1 image
Journalist, poet and counsellor for Gort festival. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / news report Thursday February 04, 2010 14:18 by Rita Fagan   text 3 comments (last - friday february 05, 2010 18:57)
A describtion of the protest held outside the Dail on Wednesday 03rd February 2010 to highlight the unjust closures of 14 community development projects the majority of which are in the city of Dublin. read full story / add a comment
Tomás Mac Giolla (1924 - 2010)
national / miscellaneous / news report Thursday February 04, 2010 14:15 by John Jefferies   text 5 comments (last - thursday february 11, 2010 00:21)   image 1 image
The death has been announced today of Tomás Mac Giolla, former President of the Workers Party, TD for Dublin West (1982-1992) and Lord Mayor of Dublin (1993-1994)
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kerry / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Thursday February 04, 2010 13:15 by Brendan Guilfoyle
The Kerry Public Services Workers' Alliance (TUI, SIPTU, PSEU, GRA, PNA, CPSU, IMPACT) has called for a demonstration outside Deputy Tom McEllistrim's constituency clinic in Tralee to protest at the public sector cuts this Saturday. read full story / add a comment
kerry / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Thursday February 04, 2010 13:10 by Brendan Guilfoyle   text 1 comment (last - friday february 05, 2010 16:06)
An alliance of public service representatives call on Kerry government TDs to choose who they support – the providers and users of public services or the wealthy elite interests that in pursuit of selfish gain are happy to destroy our community. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Thursday February 04, 2010 12:55 by Amnesty International - Ireland
Israel’s latest response to the UN on its investigations into alleged violations of international law by its forces in Gaza a year ago is totally inadequate, Amnesty International said today. Crucial questions about the conduct of attacks in which hundreds of civilians were killed and thousands were made homeless are not credibly addressed in Israel’s update to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Wednesday February 03, 2010 23:05 by éirígí PRO   text 1 comment (last - saturday february 06, 2010 15:50)   image 1 image
The only people that are going to stand up for working class communities are those communities themselves. Don't wait for someone else to do it. Join the protests against the cutbacks. read full story / add a comment
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday February 03, 2010 16:18 by Dermo   image 2 images
Members of WSM and Organise gathered on a bright afternoon light of a cold Janaury day, in the leafy surburbs of Booterstown, Dublin, outside the German Embassy to protest recent Berlin District Court Decision to stop the Free Workers Union (FAU - Freie Arbeiterinnen- und Arbeiter-Union) from being able to call itself a Union. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Wednesday February 03, 2010 15:33 by Kieran O'Sullivan
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Gresham Hotel, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1, Sat 20 Feb, 14:00
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cork / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday February 03, 2010 14:30 by Alan M.   image 2 images
Approximately 40 people packed in Solidarity Books in Cork to hear Elsie Haas (a Haitian film-maker and journalist, based in Paris) and Jose Antonio Gutierrez (of the Latin American Solidarity Centre in Dublin) talk about the political and economic history of Haiti and how the recent US intervention in the country, following the earthquake, is just a continuation of the UN-led occupation since 2004, following on from 200 years of occupations and imperialism. read full story / add a comment
Yuki Nishioka - Music and Poetry
galway / arts and media / event notice Wednesday February 03, 2010 14:28 by Fred Johnston   image 1 image
Violinist Yuki Nishioka will accompany the Clare Three-Leggéd Stool writers' group in a reading as part of the third The Forge at Gort festival, organised by The Western Writers' Centre - Ionad Scríbhneoirí Chaitlín Maude - Galway in O'Grady's Restaurant and Bar, Gort, Co. Galway at 4.30pm, Saturday, March 27th. Admission is free. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / news report Wednesday February 03, 2010 12:12 by Tom
Senator Eugene Regan tries to raise issue of Willie O'Dea's false evidence to High Court but Seanad Cathaoirleach blocks him. read full story / add a comment
Moazzam Begg
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday February 03, 2010 11:32 by Amnesty Comms   image 1 image
A former Guantánamo detainee, joined by human rights lawyers as part of a tour of European cities, will call on Ireland to put pressure on EU member states to accept former prisoners for resettlement. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday February 02, 2010 16:52 by Residents Against Racism   text 2 comments (last - wednesday february 03, 2010 16:36)
11.30 am
Wednesday 3 February
Garda National Immigration Bureau
Burgh Quay, central Dublin (opposite Liberty Hall) read full story / add a comment
L-R: Dr David Landy (IPSC Chairperson), Dr. Hajo Meyer (IJAN), Sara Kershnar (IJAN) and Dr. Haidar Eid (via video from Gaza)
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Tuesday February 02, 2010 09:33 by Kev   text 5 comments (last - thursday february 04, 2010 00:23)   image 5 images
On Saturday 30th January Auschwitz survivor Dr. Hajo Meyer, Dr. Haidar Eid of the Islamic University in Gaza and Sara Kershnar of the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network (IJAN) addressed a standing room only crowd of over 140 people in the Central Hotel in Dublin. The public meeting, entitled “The Misuse of the Holocaust for Political Purposes”, was organised by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) as part of a high profile speaking tour hosted by IJAN and the Scottish PSC. read full story / add a comment
Map of harbour showing proposed route of cable
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday February 02, 2010 00:39 by Kathy Bradley   text 9 comments (last - thursday february 04, 2010 06:45)   image 3 images
In addition to incinerators at Ringaskiddy, the a toxic dump at Haulbowline and a long list of other indignities Cork Harbour is suffering it is now under attack from another direction. The state body responsible for electricity distribution since 2006, Eirgrid are going ahead with plans to install a submarine power cable between Aghada and Cuskinny Bay.

Cork Harbour's motto “a safe harbour for all” is quite laughable for the marine life and the flora and fauna of the area who seem to be excluded from this pledge.

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international / eu / press release Tuesday February 02, 2010 00:09 by Saoirse
Comments by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that the Lisbon Treaty provides a platform for deeper ties between the EU and NATO confirms one of the main arguments against the Lisbon Treaty according to the President of Republican Sinn Féin Des Dalton who in a statement said: read full story / add a comment
national / eu / news report Monday February 01, 2010 22:37 by Brian   text 3 comments (last - thursday april 14, 2011 11:30)
One of the ex No groups from the Lisbon campaign has launched a web forum that can be viewed entirely in old Irish script. read full story / add a comment
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