As with many indymedia collective the Irish site is based legally around another group which registers and administers the domain as well as the associated bank accounts. The category “behind indymedia ireland” will look at the “inner sanctum”. It is very important to note that a key reason why Indymedia Ireland has failed to be a democratic organisation and can not become one is the role Oscailt development has played in ensuring the same quartet of individuals on the technical development list have remained the same supposed volunteers with editorial privilege and the same supposed impartial volunteers who have taken the positions of moderatorship.
this is in clear breach of global principle 6 of Indymedia unity.
When a national or city node blocks the contributions of its only disabled writer describing her as “below par” that node may no longer be considered to adhere to the unifying principles of Indymedia.
Indymedia Ireland has, like many other sites before, been hijacked by a self-perpetuating clique centred around one individual who has been subject of complaints at global Indymedia level for sexism, prejudice & abuse of privilege.
But that doesn’t really matter. Pirate Bay have provided this blog space, not to complain, but to uphold similar ethical principles of liberty. Those aboard the “pirate conspirators” ship who will now form a new Indymedia Ireland collective are not focussing their energies on conflicts or provocations with any one individual or any quartet.
Rather we are engaging in the much more noble project of Reclaiming Indymedia!
