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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 Ban on Ricky Gervais?s Billboard Saying ?Welcome to London, Don?t Forget Your Stab Vest? Shows W... Wed Nov 05, 2025 09:00 | Lee Taylor
The ban on Ricky Gervais's billboard saying "Welcome to London, don?t forget your stab vest" shows we are no longer free, says Lee Taylor. It turns out you can be stabbed on your commute but not joke about it.
The post The Ban on Ricky Gervais’s Billboard Saying “Welcome to London, Don’t Forget Your Stab Vest” Shows We Are No Longer Free appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The BBC?s Top 50 Pieces of Climate Misinformation Wed Nov 05, 2025 07:00 | Paul Homewood
As the BBC comes under renewed scrutiny for bias and spreading falsehoods, Paul Homewood compiles his top 50 pieces of BBC climate misinformation from the last couple of years.
The post The BBC?s Top 50 Pieces of Climate Misinformation appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link News Round-Up Wed Nov 05, 2025 00:44 | Richard Eldred
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 Hull Lot of Nonsense: Britain?s Most Misunderstood City Tue Nov 04, 2025 19:00 | Jack Watson
Much-maligned Hull ? branded 'Britain's crappest town' in 2003 ? has had a turnaround of late, with National Geographic naming the Yorkshire port in its top 25 world cities to visit in 2026. Jack Watson tells us why.
The post Hull Lot of Nonsense: Britain’s Most Misunderstood City appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Labour Revolt Over Tax Raid on ?Working Class? as Reeves Prepares to Break Manifesto Pledge Tue Nov 04, 2025 17:00 | Will Jones
Rachel Reeves?is facing a Labour revolt today over a tax raid on the 'working class' after warning that "everyone" will suffer from her looming?Budget?tax hikes as she prepares to break Labour's manifesto pledges.
The post Labour Revolt Over Tax Raid on ‘Working Class’ as Reeves Prepares to Break Manifesto Pledge 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

offsite link Voltaire, International Newsletter N?127 Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:38 | en

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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tipperary / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Tuesday September 28, 2010 - 18:18 by Cllr Seamus Healy
Cllr. Seamus Healy, Chairperson Save Our Acute Hospital Services Committee, has called on Minister Martin Mansergh T.D. to publicly support South Tipperary General Hospital and to publicly call on the Minister for Health and the Health Service Executive to stop the so-called reconfiguration process.

Minister Mansergah’s Fianna Fáil colleague, Wexford Minister Sean Connick T.D. has already publicly called, on Monday’s Morning Ireland programme, for the reconfiguration of Wexford General Hospital to be parked.
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sligo / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Tuesday September 14, 2010 - 17:34 by Cancer Campaigner   text 6 comments (last - saturday september 18, 2010 - 17:05)   image 3 images
Brian Cowen is visiting Sligo on Friday next the 17th to attend a Chamber dinner. A vigil is being organised to meet him and to demonstarte against the continued attack on our health services and health workers. If you are nearby come and join us for an hour of silent dignified protest. ... read full story / add a comment
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday September 03, 2010 - 23:19 by Fís Nua   image 1 image
Ireland's newest, and only federated political party, Fís Nua (New Vision), is to hold its inaugural convention and first public meeting on September 11th in the Teacher's Club, 36 Parnell Square West, Dublin, starting a 12 noon for the convention and open to the public from 3 p.m. ... read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / press release Wednesday August 11, 2010 - 00:55 by Charlie Williams   text 17 comments (last - friday march 20, 2015 - 10:54)   image 1 image
We're pleased to inform you that a new political party in Ireland is on its way. Fís Nua or New Vision.
We see ourselves as a federation of socialy and ecologicaly engaged persons and groups/organisations that want to enter the parliaments.

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national / miscellaneous / press release Sunday July 25, 2010 - 15:56 by Akai   text 3 comments (last - monday july 26, 2010 - 17:49)
In response to the article entitled "Polish Anarchist Linked to Corrib Gas Pipeline Protest", published in the Irish newspaper the Independent, we state that the information contained in the article is false. ... read full story / add a comment
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national / environment / press release Friday July 23, 2010 - 03:52 by Eam   text 6 comments (last - thursday july 29, 2010 - 12:01)   image 2 images
Pipeline Explosion in Dalian China, 165 sq miles stretch of the Yellow Sea, off the Northeastern city.
This oil was refined so it FLOATS on top, Not like the BP oil spill in the Gulf, IT was not refined so most of the oil stays under under the water. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Thursday July 22, 2010 - 12:29 by Cleo de Vito
A unique opportunity is presented by visiting specialist & co-editor of The Automatic Earth – Nicole Foss aka Stoneleigh - to discuss Community Solutions to the Global Crises. This inaugural event of the Mayo Sustainability Forum will take place on Monday 2nd August with keynote speaker, Nicole Foss, presenting her talk ‘Making Sense of the Global Financial Crises in the Era of Peak Oil’ - to date this is her only engagement in the West of Ireland. The venue will be the Linenhall Theatre in Castlebar, & will begin at 7pm. Admission is free.
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national / miscellaneous / press release Sunday June 13, 2010 - 18:40 by Enid   text 11 comments (last - wednesday june 23, 2010 - 12:41)
Campaigners for St Luke's Cancer Hospital in Rathgar thought that the decision not to make it the southside Centre of Excellence in 2005 which meant closure and a move to St James Hospital had been indefinitely suspended due to the local and national opposition.

But no, Minister Harney who always knows best ,has a Bill before the Dail at the moment with the innocent title Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010 which will dissolve the board of St Luke's and transfer the valuable 18 acre site and the other assets to the dysfunctional HSE who might well sell the land at a bargain price to balance their books.

Anyone who cares about this great hospital needs to get onto TDs immediately especially John Gormley and Chris Andrews. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Sunday June 06, 2010 - 19:21 by Freda & Kev
The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) will be hosting a press conference at 3pm tomorrow, Monday 7th June, in the Central Hotel with the five Irish prisoners from the MV Rachel Corrie. The Rachel Corrie was hijacked at sea yesterday by Israeli forces, and all her passengers are due to be deported from Israel tomorrow morning, and the Irish deportees are due to arrive in Dublin airport at 11.20am tomorrow morning. There will be a welcoming committee to meet them and press conference to follow at 3pm in The Central Hotel, Exchequer Street, Dublin 2.

Also today, the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign issued a statement refuting various Israeli accusations and propaganda talking points that have been circulating over the past two days.

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MV Rachel Corrie being boarded by Israeli Navy
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Sunday June 06, 2010 - 14:53 by Freda H   text 3 comments (last - monday june 07, 2010 - 04:05)   image 3 images
The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign has just recieved word that the five Irish prisoners from the MV Rachel Corrie, which was hijacked yesterday by Israeli forces, are due to arrive in Dublin airport at 11.20am tomorrow morning. There will be a welcoming committee to meet them and press conference to follow at 3pm in The Central Hotel, Exchequer Street, Dulin 2. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday June 01, 2010 - 14:33 by Sarah C   text 1 comment (last - sunday june 06, 2010 - 14:59)
SpunOut.ie a national web based youth organisation, is going to run a pilot project youth activist training programme this summer. The organisation has long held the view that younger people are often treated like 'people in waiting' rather that citizens with a right to partcipate in Irish Society. We hope that through efforts, such as this course and some other longer term projects that we are brewing up here in SpunOut.ie that we can help to facilitate younger people to get active about changing the things that bother them .We think this is really urgent at the moment due to the levels of youth unemployment and disengagement from the political or civic sphere here. We are seeking your input and suggestions for the content of our short courses. We seek input from activists young old or inbetween- details below for how you can share your ideas with us. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / press release Wednesday May 26, 2010 - 16:36 by PRO WSM
Kicking off on Friday night with a launch party for new magazine ‘Irish Anarchist Review’ in Seomra Spraoi, Dublin’s autonomous social centre (http://www.seomraspraoi.org:8080/Plone) and finishing on Sunday with a Radical Walking Tour of Dublin, this weekend’s Dublin Anarchist Bookfair will have something for every radical with discussions and debates on a huge variety of topics likely to appeal to every radical – from those with a worked out view of how society can be improved to those who have a niggling feeling that capitalism just isn’t working and that there must be a better way of ordering society.
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international / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday May 25, 2010 - 16:17 by Malachy Steenson   text 3 comments (last - friday may 28, 2010 - 11:48)
Thanasis Vlontzos, one of those most centrally involved in organising the huge protests against EU and IMF enforced austerity measures in Greece will attend a Press Conference in Dublin this Thursday (27 May) organised by the Workers Party. Mr. Vlontzos is in Ireland where he will be guest of honour at the Workers’ Party Ard Fheis which is being held in the Marriot Hotel, Ashbourne on Friday 28th and Saturday 29th May.
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Irish News article on discovery of Bethany graves by Valerie Robinson - 22 May 2010
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday May 24, 2010 - 10:34 by Derek Leinster   text 7 comments (last - wednesday february 02, 2011 - 09:37)   image 13 images
A Dublin Cemetery has been discovered as the gravesite of forgotten children from the Bethany Home Dublin. Bethany Home was associated with the Church of Ireland and Church of Ireland missionary society, the Irish Church Missions to Roman Catholics. It operated in Blackhall Place, Dublin, from 1921-34 and in Orwell Road, Rathgar, until it closed in 1972.

The Bethany Home was a combined maternity home, children’s home and place of detention for women convicted of petty theft, prostitution, infanticide and birth concealment.

The home and the religious ethos that sustained and ran it was part of what James Smith of Boston College in his book, ‘Ireland's Magdalen Laundries and the Nation's Architecture of Containment’ (2007), termed an Irish ‘containment culture’ that focused on single women and effectively criminalised childbirth out of wedlock. ... read full story / add a comment
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national / environment / press release Saturday May 22, 2010 - 09:07 by Velorution   image 1 image
Today, a 50-strong international bike ride begins the 400 mile journey from a community resisting Britain’s largest open cast coal mine in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales to County Mayo, Ireland, where local people have spent the last ten years fighting a Shell-led gas development. We aim to offer direct support to these two local campaigns resisting the fossil fuel industry. ... read full story / add a comment
"Where have our natural resources gone?"
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Saturday May 08, 2010 - 22:00 by Shell to Sea   image 3 images
A Shell to Sea protest took place this afternoon at the 'North-West Development Forum', held in Belmullet Co Mayo. While previous protests have highlighted that the narrow terms of reference of the forum exclude real debate on the Corrib Gas Project, today’s message was one of solidarity with imprisoned campaigners Pat O’Donnell and Niall Harnett. This was the first such forum since An Bord Pleanála deemed that over half of Shell’s proposed Corrib Gas Pipeline was unacceptable on health and safety grounds in February. ... read full story / add a comment
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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 / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday April 29, 2010 - 11:54 by Fintan Lane   image 1 image
IRELAND-PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN

PRESS RELEASE, 29/4/10 ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday April 28, 2010 - 12:37 by Amnesty1   video 1 video file
Amnesty International has warned of a ‘potential nightmare scenario’ in eastern Chad. Almost 500,000 people are at serious risk if the number of UN peacekeepers is reduced and they are no longer able to protect civilians. Amnesty International members across Europe are logging on to www.amnesty.org/actforchad to demand the French Government ensures the peacekeepers stay. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday April 22, 2010 - 18:12 by Shell to Sea   text 2 comments (last - saturday april 24, 2010 - 21:02)
Niall Harnett was today (Wednesday) sentenced to six months in Castlerea prison at Ballina Circuit court, for protests against Shell's proposed experimental pipeline. Mr Harnett had a sentence of six months imposed after refusing to undertake satisfactory community service. The sentence was in relation to a 'Reclaim the Beach' protest in the summer of 2008 where Mr Harnett went to the aid of another protestor who was being assaulted by Gardai. He also had a five month sentence confirmed by the court – these sentences will be served concurrently. Mr Harnett further had a two year driving ban affirmed. ... read full story / add a comment

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