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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 / opinion/analysis Saturday September 30, 2006 16:18 by Donnchadh   text 31 comments (last - thursday august 09, 2012 20:46)
Given that tens of thousands of Irish people were shipped into slavery, isnt it strange that Ireland has no day remembering them? I dont know of a single monument to the victims of slavery in Ireland. Perhaps someone can let me know if they know of one. As far as I know, even the Republican Movement fails to commemorate the tens of thousands of innocents sold into slavery from Ireland. Many of the women and children into sex slavery.
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galway / arts and media / event notice Saturday September 30, 2006 03:45 by Fred Johnston - Manager
An exciting menu of renowned poets for Western Writers' Centre read full story / add a comment
national / environment / event notice Friday September 29, 2006 18:37 by Martin Hogan
Vincent Salafia who has taken the Irish govenrment to the High Court over its routing of the proposed M3 motorway so close to the hill of Tara will deliver a talk in NUI Maynooth at 6pm on Monday the 23rd of October in Theatre 1 (Arts Block). Vincent will outline why this is such an important issue and what can be done to ensure that Tara is preserved for future generations. The talk will be introduced by NUI Senate candidate Martin Hogan. All are welcome to attend.

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national / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Friday September 29, 2006 18:11 by Celia S.
Solidarity with Cuba conference

Friday October 6th - Saturday October 7th

Free the Miami Five Campaign has been invited to speak at a major conference of solidarity with Cuba to be held in Dublin on 6 and 7 October 2006. Note that the venue is split between the ATGWU Hall and the National Gallery (the new Clare Street extension).

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national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Friday September 29, 2006 15:20 by Miriam Cotton   text 13 comments (last - tuesday february 13, 2007 09:25)
Vincent Browne's strange affliction with trying to find jusitifications for the likes of Charles Haughey and Bertie Ahern seems now to have infected recently appointed columnist Chekov Feeney - also a member of the Indymedia.ie editorial collective. Feeney's Newspaper Watch column has, while throwing a welcome spotlight on many examples of media bias and seeming self-censorship -and is apparently unique in Ireland in its objective - sometimes failed to deliver truly well aimed punches at obviously deserving targets. read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-capitalism / event notice Friday September 29, 2006 12:54 by Dubzappa
The Micro Galatic Picnic is a wekend of reflection about the social struggle, hosted by the Dublin Zapatista Action Group in Gort, Galway on 20-22nd October. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / event notice Friday September 29, 2006 12:36 by glenda
Check out www.bioneers.org. They are having their annual conference 20-22 Oct in california and the programme is on their website. They also broadcast by satellite to other communities, so far in the US, i think. Their aims are to 'unite nature culture and spirit in an earth-honouring vision'. great connections and earth-sustaining visions and practical solutions abound. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Friday September 29, 2006 11:51 by krossie   text 3 comments (last - wednesday october 04, 2006 16:10)
Hi Folks all the Dublin WSMers are getting together this Friday in the seomra from 7 to 12 or so
Food, music and craic (we hope!) - Meet all your favourite WSM members!

Open to all! read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Friday September 29, 2006 11:31 by Michael Coulter
A family member of a sex-offender tells me that A U.S style evangelical Preacher
is accessing sex-offenders and bringing them to the kingdom of God - Oh Yes.
He has been banned from Limerick Prison and Cork, He is currently in the process
of being banned from Arbour Hill. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / other press Friday September 29, 2006 11:07 by Lumsk   text 1 comment (last - friday september 29, 2006 23:46)
Water levels rise, wildlife is drowned and the irreversible ill effects on the environment and climate change stare us in the face as The Icelandic Goverment plans its next environmental catastrophe. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Friday September 29, 2006 10:42 by Rogue   text 2 comments (last - friday september 29, 2006 20:37)
The south Korean government are in the process of a butal crack down on the Korean Government Employee's Union. KGEU read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Friday September 29, 2006 10:15 by Elaine   text 2 comments (last - saturday october 07, 2006 15:45)
Every day we will visit a new city / town and will meet with Palestinian and Israeli activists who are working for justice and peace. There will also be 2 cultural nights, where you can learn more about Palestinian music and culture.
Costing less than 450 euro per person sharing (a single supplement will apply), this organised trip will include visits to:
* Bethlehem (where we will be based);
* Jericho;
* Ramallah;
* Jerusalem;
* Nablus;
* Hebron.
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international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday September 29, 2006 00:08 by Ciaron   text 26 comments (last - thursday october 12, 2006 21:53)
Relevant websites
www.pinegap6.org
www.peaceontrial.com read full story / add a comment
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Thursday September 28, 2006 22:50 by Ingrid555   text 3 comments (last - monday october 02, 2006 21:15)
Ireland's revenge on England. The REAL Yorkshire Ripper has damaged the fabric of English society far more than the Provo bomb squads ever did in the 1970s. read full story / add a comment
cork / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday September 28, 2006 21:15 by Cathal L   text 1 comment (last - friday september 29, 2006 21:09)
Anti-War Ireland Cork are meeting in the Caz on Monday night. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday September 28, 2006 21:05 by Labour Equality   text 2 comments (last - monday october 09, 2006 21:19)
"Labour Equality" will hold an Open Day Seminar entitled ‘Do We Cherish All Our Children Equally?’ on Sat 30th September 11 am in the Teachers’ Club, 36 Parnell Square, Dublin 2
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday September 28, 2006 19:57 by Foolish European Mother   text 11 comments (last - wednesday february 18, 2009 09:39)
In Harreveld youth prison in the Netherlands children are raped.
Inspection youthcare decided to investigate only after parents got this out in the news. They only decided that no new children should be put in this jail.
. It is not just children that did something wrong that are placed in jail in the Netherlands. BJZ a company that keeps children after they take them from their parents and that are paid by the government, also places children in jail because it is a cheap solution and their goal is to make as much monies out of children as possible. Judges in the Netherlands look away and allways decide in favour of bjz and children are thus used as tools to get monies. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday September 28, 2006 18:33 by Pray for Peace   text 13 comments (last - wednesday october 11, 2006 13:30)
Olin Eugene Armstrong, Jr., (June 5, 1953 - September 20, 2004) an American contractor working in Iraq for the construction firm Gulf Energy Company of the United Arab Emirates, was beheaded on September 20, 2004 by the Tawhid and Jihad, a militant group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is believed to have personally beheaded Armstrong. The following day, the group beheaded another hostage, American Jack Hensley, and threatened to kill their third hostage, Briton Kenneth Bigley, unless the United States met their demands to free all women prisoners in Iraqi jails.

Armstrong, also known by his nickname "Jack", grew up in the south-central Michigan community of Hillsdale, where he lived until 1990.

This is how he died on September 20, 2004
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncdyBjd1Csw
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday September 28, 2006 18:28 by Irish Basque Committees   text 6 comments (last - tuesday october 10, 2006 12:41)
Inaki De Juana was force fed last week but despite the warnings told by the doctors about the consequences of his decission he decided to go ahead as it's the only weapon he can use to fight the Spanish states' bid to keep him in prison for life. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday September 28, 2006 13:22 by Pears.
The tree walk crew is gathering to bring about a journey form the source of the Shannon to the ocean.
We will be canoing,carrying all we need,camping out,linking up river communites,using human power,travelling an ancient route,free of cars,full of life. We will be planting native broadleaf trees,heratige apple trees and hope .
the Shannon inspires many,nurtures and has and will be a source of energy and water for us all far into the future.
On October 14th/15th06 there will be a kyayk building workshop.these boats will carry us on our journey.they will be made from local sourced wood and materials,under the guidance of a traditional boat builder. over the weekend we will work, cook, and rest together.there will be a cahnce to become informed about the journey,the treewalk's and share our ideas and visions for such an undertaking. read full story / add a comment
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