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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 News Round-Up Sat Nov 08, 2025 01:08 | Toby Young
A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the ?climate emergency?, public health ?crises? and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.
The post News Round-Up appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Humiliation for Police Scotland as it Drops Case Against Women?s Rights Campaigner in Brollygate Row Fri Nov 07, 2025 17:00 | Will Jones
Police Scotland has been left humiliated after it was forced to drop its case against a women's rights campaigner for allegedly damaging a trans activist's umbrella in what's been dubbed the 'brollygate' row.
The post Humiliation for Police Scotland as it Drops Case Against Women’s Rights Campaigner in Brollygate Row appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Oatly CEO Admits ?Climate Doom? Marketing Has Backfired as Sales Plummet Fri Nov 07, 2025 15:04 | Lee Taylor
Oatly's CEO has admitted that the company?s 'climate doom' marketing has backfired as sales plummet. It turns out that terrifying people into buying oat milk isn't a sustainable business model, says Lee Taylor.
The post Oatly CEO Admits ‘Climate Doom’ Marketing Has Backfired as Sales Plummet appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Labour?s National Curriculum Review Risks Being a Trojan Horse for Smuggling Left-Wing Agendas Into ... Fri Nov 07, 2025 13:00 | Amanda Spielman
Labour's National Curriculum review is finally out. While it's much better than feared, there's a clear risk it will be a Trojan Horse for smuggling Left-wing agendas into schools, warns Amanda Spielman.
The post Labour’s National Curriculum Review Risks Being a Trojan Horse for Smuggling Left-Wing Agendas Into Schools appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link 10 Stupid Studies Costing ?23 Million That Rachel Reeves Could Have Easily Cut Fri Nov 07, 2025 11:00 | Charlotte Gill
The Government is wasting astronomical sums of money and has no excuse to tax the nation more, says Charlotte Gill. Behold, here are 10 examples of stupid university projects costing taxpayers ?23 million.
The post 10 Stupid Studies Costing ?23 Million That Rachel Reeves Could Have Easily Cut appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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Voltaire, international edition

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international / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Monday November 07, 2005 19:09 by Kay Velvet   text 56 comments (last - wednesday june 13, 2007 12:42)   image 9 images
Analysis of the the riots in France criticising the assumption by many on the "left" that they are evidence of some sort of uprising or insurrection. read full story / add a comment
CRS = SS
international / crime and justice / feature Sunday November 06, 2005 18:21 by Joe C   text 29 comments (last - saturday november 12, 2005 14:51)   image 3 images
I was one of the co ordinators of the Irish mobilisation to the Second European Social Forum which was held in Paris two years ago, to the day. We had over a hundred people come from Ireland, and it was my job to head over early and co-ordinate accomodation with the ESF organisers there, as well as get the lie of the land and find out where everything was happening... read full story / add a comment
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national / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Friday November 04, 2005 01:24 by Indymedia Ireland Editorial Group   text 48 comments (last - monday december 05, 2005 11:59)   image 4 images
(Dublin, Ireland Nov 3rd 2005). A protest march called by SIPTU (Services Industrial Professional & Technical Union) to protest the decision of financially profitable Irish Ferries to replace current workers with underpaid, outsourced replacements drew between 8,000 to 10,000 participants. read full story / add a comment
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national / history and heritage / feature Thursday November 03, 2005 18:32 by sovietpop   text 21 comments (last - wednesday april 26, 2006 04:34)   image 1 image
A review of the book "Pushers Out" sheds light on Dublin's recent past drug history. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / indymedia ireland / feature Wednesday November 02, 2005 18:04 by Indymedia Ireland Editorial Group   text 4 comments (last - saturday november 12, 2005 13:35)   image 1 image

2 weeks ago, we announced an urgent appeal for funds in order to pay our bills.

We are happy to announce that a large number of people responded generously to our appeal. In fact, we received enough online donations within 12 hours of the appeal to cover our hosting costs and donations have continued to come in. The details of our fundraising to date are included below.

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The Camp on a late summer evening complete with wind mill kindly lent to the camp by Andy Wilson
mayo / environment / feature Tuesday November 01, 2005 11:59 by Terry   text 5 comments (last - tuesday november 08, 2005 17:37)   image 1 image
A call-out for activists to continue the resistance to Shell's dangerous plans for an oil refinery in the heart of a small community in Co.Mayo, Ireland and an overview of what Rossport Solidarity Camp has been doing, why it is there, and what happens next, including partial details of up coming speaking tour. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Monday October 31, 2005 19:01 by NCAD Campaigns Officer   text 4 comments (last - tuesday november 08, 2005 00:36)   image 1 image
On Thursday we held our silent protest as all members of staff went to the 'Questions and Answers' meeting regarding the proposed closure of our Thomas Street campus... The silence lasted only until the meeting began, to be followed by 3 hours of colourful and noisy opposition to the move! Hundreds of students lined the corridors around the meeting and shouted slogans, many directly to Colm O'Briain, the director of NCAD, one of the main men involved in the proposal of this plan. As of yet, there's no official word from the government in relation to the move.

Local Councillor's have been contacted and many are in opposition to the proposed plan, and will meet with City Council officials and Colm O'Briain on November 11th.

In relation to spin-off's question: "I wonder have the SU contacted those "suppliers" and "small businesses" &c.., in the area to ask them about their views on losing their customer base? Quite probably budding artists will remain loya read full story / add a comment
Damage to a Native Woodland: Greenstar have a felling license to fell just 35 broadleaves
galway / environment / feature Thursday October 27, 2005 15:55 by Brendan Kelly   text 4 comments (last - tuesday november 29, 2005 23:00)   image 1 image
Ciaron
international / anti-war / imperialism / feature Sunday October 23, 2005 21:42 by Paul MacGiolla Bán   text 36 comments (last - tuesday november 08, 2005 01:26)   image 6 images
Together with Deirdre Clancy, Nuin Dunlop, Karen Fallon and Damien Moran, Ciaron is one of the group known as the Pit Stop Ploughshares. In early February 2003, these five took part in the non-violent disarmament of a US Navy War Plane at Shannon airport. They have been charged with US$2.5 million damage to the plane, which was forced to return to Texas rather than continue its journey to Iraq. Their trial begins on Monday Oct 24th 2005 at the Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland. This article gives a brief insight into the motivations of these dedicated peace activists. read full story / add a comment
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national / consumer issues / feature Saturday October 22, 2005 13:52 by Kathy Sinnott   text 6 comments (last - thursday april 20, 2006 11:34)   image 1 image
From 1st June 2006 any town, village or city suburb that has not formally claimed its right to hold markets may find that they are permanently prevented from ever doing so. There is a revival in the popularity of such markets which will likely be snuffed out if we don't act now. Katy Sinnott explains how you can preserve these rights for your locality - and it's easier than you might think. read full story / add a comment
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national / crime and justice / feature Friday October 21, 2005 20:41 by Barry   text 37 comments (last - saturday january 14, 2012 19:04)   image 2 images
The prime suspect in the disappearance of Castlederg teenager Arlene Arkinson, as well as a number of young women in the Republic, may have been working as a Special Branch agent throughout the time of those disappearances. Robert Howard, the man who gave Arlene Arkinson a lift home from Bundoran on the night she disappeared without trace, was recently cleared of her murder at a trial in Belfast. It emerged after he was cleared that he had a previous conviction for the kidnap, rape and murder of another young girl in England during the 1970s. Legal experts have now said that this would have been admissable in the court but still the PSNI never made it part of their case. Nuala O'Loan is now investigating why the PSNI witheld this information . read full story / add a comment
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Tuesday October 18, 2005 19:33 by Indymedia Ireland Editorial Group   text 142 comments (last - tuesday november 15, 2005 01:39)   image 26 images   audio 1 audio file
Immigration police seized several families across Ireland this morning (Tue Oct 18th) and brought them to Dublin for summary deportation. Among those detained was the family of a writer. He had sent them to Ireland so that they would be safe from the repercussions of his writings which are critical of drug dealers in the country in which he resides. An attempted blockade of the Garda National Immigration Bureau premises in Dublin has resulted in arrests and is ongoing. read full story / add a comment
national / indymedia ireland / feature Monday October 17, 2005 06:49 by Indymedia Ireland Editorial Group   text 27 comments (last - monday october 24, 2005 11:58)

Indymedia Ireland recently completed it's fourth year of uninterrupted service. Over those years 373 features, 16,503 stories, 13,893 images and 115,139 images have been published on the site. Our traffic has continued to increase and the quality and range of stories published continues to improve.

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international / crime and justice / feature Saturday October 15, 2005 01:20 by Indymedia Ireland Editorial Group   text 73 comments (last - monday january 23, 2006 00:25)   image 1 image

The news that the USA has sought the extradition of a central figure in the Workers Party (Seán Garland) due to his alleged involvement in currency fraud in connivance with the government of North Korea has focused attention on a by now little-known faction within Irish politics. Debate on Indymedia.ie has focused on what the 'proper response' to this news should be. read full story / add a comment

Take the message where it's needed
clare / anti-war / imperialism / feature Sunday October 09, 2005 15:04 by Tim Hourigan   text 31 comments (last - thursday november 17, 2005 14:25)   image 13 images
Picture of the Souterrain from the site which is now nothing but a pile of stones at the entrance to the site
galway / environment / feature Thursday October 06, 2005 17:46 by Ciaran Hughes   text 20 comments (last - wednesday december 31, 2008 09:53)   image 3 images
Rollo Tomasi.
dublin / environment / feature Wednesday October 05, 2005 22:05 by put the pedal to the metal   text 70 comments (last - saturday june 14, 2008 08:44)   image 4 images
Some musings on the eve of the bi-annual bike auction in Kevin Street Garda station. read full story / add a comment
Mr Corduff's Bloomsday Brekkie will have gone cold by now. It would not be sexist to suggest mrs Corduff will make him another with cuddles on top.
international / miscellaneous / feature Sunday October 02, 2005 23:28 by Rossport 5   text 2 comments (last - tuesday october 04, 2005 16:11)   image 2 images
Rossport Five finally released after close to a hundred days imprisonment. read full story / add a comment
the homeless are revolting
dublin / housing / feature Sunday October 02, 2005 23:28 by dunk   text 17 comments (last - tuesday october 25, 2005 16:13)   image 11 images   audio 1 audio file
Photos and interviews with homeless people campigning to improve their situation and highlighting the current crisis that exists on our streets. read full story / add a comment
Telling It Like It Is
national / anti-capitalism / feature Tuesday September 27, 2005 10:23 by Indymedia Ireland Editorial Group   text 8 comments (last - tuesday september 27, 2005 21:33)   image 4 images
Reports of two distinct actions in Ireland over the weekend of 24-25th Sept. 2005. On the one hand is a self-critical report of an RTS-inspired "Take Back the City" and on the other is a report of anti-war activities that took place around Shannon airport. read full story / add a comment
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