Upcoming Events

no events match your query!

Blog Feeds

The Saker

Indymedia ireland

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.

The Saker >>

Public Inquiry
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

offsite link RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony

offsite link Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony

offsite link Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony

offsite link RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony

offsite link Waiting for SIPO Anthony

Public Inquiry >>

Human Rights in Ireland
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 Top Scientists Confirm Covid Shots Cause Heart Attacks in Children Sun Oct 05, 2025 21:31 | imc

offsite link Fraud and mismanagement at University College Cork Thu Aug 28, 2025 19:30 | Calli Morganite

offsite link Deliberate Design Flaw In ChatGPT-5 Sun Aug 17, 2025 09:04 | Mind Agent

offsite link AI Reach: Gemini Reasoning Question of God Sat Aug 02, 2025 21:00 | Mind Agent

offsite link Israeli Human Rights Group B'Tselem finally Admits It is Genocide releasing Our Genocide report Sat Aug 02, 2025 00:54 | 1 of indy

Human Rights in Ireland >>

Lockdown Skeptics

The Daily Sceptic

offsite link Brazilian Chef Rejects Prince William?s Vegan Banquet: ?It?s Like Asking Iron Maiden to Play Jazz? Sun Oct 26, 2025 17:07 | Richard Eldred
A Brazilian chef has ditched cooking for Prince William at the Earthshot environmental awards after being told the menu must be vegan ? calling it a total slap in the face to Amazonian tradition.
The post Brazilian Chef Rejects Prince William’s Vegan Banquet: ?It?s Like Asking Iron Maiden to Play Jazz? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Banal, the Craven and the Sinister at a College Staff Well-being Day Sun Oct 26, 2025 15:00 | Dave Summers
Join Dave Summers for an eye-widening tour of a college staff 'Well-being' day, where the normally inoffensive 'fun, stress-busting' activities take a decidedly sinister turn.
The post The Banal, the Craven and the Sinister at a College Staff Well-being Day appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Fury as ?Hard-Up? Met Police Set to Splurge ?5 Million a Year on 64-Strong Woke Taskforce? as Half o... Sun Oct 26, 2025 13:00 | Richard Eldred
While the Met is axing half its mounted officers, closing stations and slashing frontline policing to plug a ?250 million hole, it's somehow found ?5.2 million for a 64-strong 'woke' taskforce and 63 diversity events.
The post Fury as ?Hard-Up? Met Police Set to Splurge ?5 Million a Year on 64-Strong Woke Taskforce? as Half of Its Mounted Officers Face Losing Their Jobs appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link God Help Us! Students Given Trigger Warning About the Bible?s Death and Violence ? Including Christ?... Sun Oct 26, 2025 11:00 | Richard Eldred
After Homer, Shakespeare and Dickens, the Bible is the latest classic to get a trigger warning for its depictions of violence, including Christ's crucifixion.
The post God Help Us! Students Given Trigger Warning About the Bible?s Death and Violence ? Including Christ?s Crucifixion appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Hypocrisy of ChatGPT Sun Oct 26, 2025 09:00 | Dr Roger Watson
When Roger Watson asked ChatGPT to generate an image of a "typical African man" or "typical Chinese man" it refused, saying it wouldn't "stereotype". It had no such qualms with a Scotsman or Englishman though!
The post The Hypocrisy of ChatGPT appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

Lockdown Skeptics >>

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
Branko Marinkovic - Bolivian nazi, Dwyers money man, guilty of terrorism and on the run
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Monday May 03, 2010 16:37 by Opposed to Shell and their nazi friends   image 2 images
Just a year after Micheal Dwyer met his bloody end in Bolivia, we get a News update from Bolivia...

The news concerns our favourite LatAm fascist Branko Marinkovic, chickenshit multimillionaire and coupmonger who fled Bolivia after his racist plot failed... From inca kola news- Branko has left the building and is very unlikely to return (March 18 2010)
http://incakolanews.blogspot.com/2010/03/branko-has-lef....html

Ex-Aid Testifies that Marinkovic Financed Accused Terrorists

On March 17th, former Santa Cruz civic leader Branko Marinkovic’s longtime personal assistant and right-hand man for 14 years Juan Judelka confirmed that Marinkovic was financing a group called “La Torre” that is accused of terrorist conspiracy. Judelka declared under oath before prosec read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Friday April 30, 2010 10:50 by SIPTU Community
The latest edition of the SIPTU Community Newsletter is now available.
read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday April 29, 2010 10:37 by Mairead O'Shea   text 21 comments (last - friday may 21, 2010 06:42)
The latest recruit to the Labour Party is Mary Harneys buddy Mae Sexton. Sexton was the PD Dail Deputy for Longford up until she was defeated at the last General Election. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday April 29, 2010 02:12 by Larky   text 5 comments (last - friday april 30, 2010 01:16)
This is the text of the speech made by Michael O’Boyce the president of the Garda Representative Association to their annual conference. read full story / add a comment
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Wednesday April 28, 2010 15:35 by lynn   text 2 comments (last - friday april 30, 2010 11:54)
The courts have recently become a very hotly contested arena in the conflict over Shell's imposition of their unsafe project on Erris. Charges and prosecutions have been coming thick and fast over the last year and a half, but they seem to be more about persecuting campaigners than any concept of justice, and recent weeks have shown a clear bias in the policing of protest. read full story / add a comment
BBC 'racially harassed' former GAA corr Jerome Quinn - Irish News 27 April 2010
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday April 27, 2010 14:15 by Bimpe Archer   text 17 comments (last - tuesday may 04, 2010 15:46)   image 3 images
The former face of the BBC Northern Ireland's GAA coverage has unleashed an extraordinary attack on the corporation for downgrading its coverage of Gaelic games and subjecting him to "racial harassment".

Self-proclaimed "Mr GAA" Jerome Quinn is representing himself in a case against the BBC in which he alleges unfair dismissal and discrimination.

He was sacked last year after his employer discovered he had been posting anonymous criticism of its coverage of Gaelic football and hurling on a GAA discussion board.

The award-winning presenter said they were an attempt to "inform fans of what was behind anti-GAA coverage in BBC NI". read full story / add a comment
shell_out.jpg
mayo / environment / other press Sunday April 25, 2010 13:31 by WMD   text 4 comments (last - monday april 26, 2010 19:54)   image 1 image
According to a notice issued by Eamon Ryan's Department of Transport, work is to re start shortly on the Corrib Pipeline. The notice gives a rough outline of plans to survey the estuary, but makes no mention of Shell/Garda security compounds, increased garda and navy presence, dodgy security guards with cameras, and articles in the O'Reily press saying "we need the gas".

Maybe that's a different department... read full story / add a comment
Israeli Tank Invading Palestinian Farms.
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Saturday April 24, 2010 18:28 by pat c   image 1 image
Here are two articles by Eva Bartlett on the war that the Israeli Army wages against Palestinian farmers. full texts at links.

"Our sheep and goats would feed at the base of trees before the trees were all destroyed," she says. Over the years of Israeli air and land invasions, Israel's bulldozing and bombing trees and agricultural land, the environment in Gaza suffers almost as much as the people. With animal fodder only sparingly allowed into Gaza under the siege, that which enters through the tunnels from Egypt is unaffordable to herders like Um Mohammed.
http://www.countercurrents.org/bartlett230410A.htm
read full story / add a comment
Abu Michel watching the destruction of his children's playground
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Saturday April 24, 2010 18:17 by pat c   image 1 image
Israel continues its war against Palestinian children by destroying a Strategic WMD - a childrens playground! 100 olive and fruit trees were also destroyed. Full text at link.

Israeli bulldozers today destroyed a garden and children’s playground in Beit Jala, and 100 fruit and olive trees in Al Walaja and Beit Jala, both in the Bethlehem district, to make way for the continued construction of their illegal apartheid wall. Soldiers present used violent force to remove Palestinian, Israeli and international activists who attempted to prevent the destruction. Two Israelis were arrested immediately, and six internationals were later arrested. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Saturday April 24, 2010 17:29 by Oswald Bastable   text 1 comment (last - friday april 30, 2010 13:35)
The Cochabamba Climate Summit in Bolivia has closed with a call for rich countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% and for the setting up of a court to punish climate crimes. President Evo Morales, who organised the gathering, also announced plans to mount a referendum of 2 billion people on solutions to the climate crisis within a year. Here are three articles about summit. Full text at links.

Cochabamba Summit Calls For International Climate Court
By Andres Schipani
Cochabamba conference closes with call for rich countries to halve greenhouse gas emissions and set up a court to punish climate crimes.
http://www.countercurrents.org/schipani230410.htm read full story / add a comment
Muhammad And Friends.
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday April 22, 2010 11:14 by People Before Prophets   text 11 comments (last - friday august 20, 2010 14:55)   image 2 images
Looks as if the South Park crew could have some problems angry islamic fundamentalists. Mocking buddha and christ is one thing but mocking the "prophet" of islam is a tad more dangerous.

Islamists have warned the creators of TV show South Park they could face violent retribution for depicting the Prophet Muhammad in a bear suit. A posting on the website of the US-based group, Revolution Muslim, told Matt Stone and Trey Parker they would "probably wind up like Theo Van Gogh". The Dutch film-maker was shot and stabbed to death in 2004 by an Islamist angered by his film about Muslim women. read full story / add a comment
international / health / disability issues / other press Thursday April 22, 2010 02:09 by Robbie Sinnott   text 2 comments (last - thursday april 22, 2010 09:15)
Among other things, Richar Patterson says that Black liberation is more advanced than the liberation of Visually impaired [hear here]; that he was never ashamed of being black, but was ashamed of his visual impaierment. [interaction with the 'normal' people' is a strange nexus]

He also describes some of the practical difficulties in processing information with a visual impairement. read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality / other press Tuesday April 20, 2010 13:23 by TalliBean   text 2 comments (last - thursday april 29, 2010 18:09)
Just when you thought thinks couldn't get any worse: now women are blamed for earthquakes!

A senior Iranian cleric says women who wear revealing clothing and behave promiscuously are to blame for earthquakes.

Iran is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries, and the cleric's unusual explanation for why the earth shakes follows a prediction by the president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, that a quake is certain to hit Tehran and that many of its 12 million inhabitants should relocate. read full story / add a comment
Jerry Cowley at the Labour Party Conference
mayo / environment / other press Saturday April 17, 2010 14:55 by Mubara   text 5 comments (last - tuesday april 20, 2010 11:40)   image 1 image

The Shell manager who accepted the latest load of letters from objectors to the Shell project just last week turns out to be the son of a (former) Labour politician. A politician who always campaigned hard on Corrib, but on behalf of the multi-national, not his constituents.

So it was a bit of a surprise to see Jerry Cowley, wealthy Barrister and GP, and once supposedly a supporter of the Shell to Sea campaign, sign up for Labour yesterday. read full story / add a comment
international / education / other press Friday April 16, 2010 21:44 by D. Grant Haynes   text 3 comments (last - saturday april 17, 2010 06:34)   audio 1 audio file
A culture and educational system that permits a student like Irish teen Phoebe Prince to be bullied and harassed until driven to suicide needs to undergo vast systemic changes immediately.
____________________________________
read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / other press Thursday April 15, 2010 01:34 by Craig McInerney
A change in the Irish economy can only occur with a dramatic change in our political landscape. read full story / add a comment
dublin / crime and justice / other press Monday April 12, 2010 20:47 by Christine Murphy
Gary Leupp, Professor of History at Tufts University and Adjunct Professor of Religion reports in Counterpunch that: Ratzinger conducts a devious slight-of-hand, feigning transparency and legal cooperation to obscure a history of concealment of egregious sex abuse instances “for the good of the Universal Church.” That’s the real history here, now requiring him to insist on diplomatic immunity so as not to appear in U.S. courtrooms. read full story / add a comment
obama.jpg
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday April 12, 2010 16:25 by pat c   text 3 comments (last - tuesday april 27, 2010 10:48)   image 1 image
Yassamine Mather writes about the ongoing Imperialist agenda to impose even stronger sanctions against Iran. Now Obama has the support of the Chinese regime. Yassamine makes it clear that this has got nothing to do with nuclear weapons. Full text at link.

For the last few months, every day - and at times more than once a day - media presentation of world news has been dominated by US attempts to impose sanctions on Iran. Sometimes it is the visit of a foreign head of state to Washington that is the occasion for the latest call; at other times it is Hillary Clinton’s world tour, or a phone call from Barack Obama to a Chinese leader. read full story / add a comment
This page can be viewed in
English Gaeilge

IMC network

© 2001-2025 Independent Media Centre Ireland. Unless otherwise stated by the author, all content is free for non-commercial reuse, reprint, and rebroadcast, on the net and elsewhere. Opinions are those of the contributors and are not necessarily endorsed by Independent Media Centre Ireland. Disclaimer | Privacy