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A 35-year-old man has been remanded on bail after he was charged with a series of fraud offences including two counts of stealing almost €15,000 in false Pandemic Unemployment Payments from the Dept of Social Protection.

Oluwagbewikeke Lewis with an address at Brookdale, Midleton, was charged with a total of 15 different fraud offences when he was brought by gardai before Judge Marie Keane at Midleton District Court on Thursday.

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A search effort is continuing in Louth today after the discovery of partial skeletal remains by Gardaí. 

It's part of an investigation into the murder and dismemberment of a teenager there last year. 

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A database with names, addresses and contact information for nearly 450-thousand people in Ireland has been compromised by hackers. 

Fastway Couriers says the data breach is "distressing" and has apologised to customers. 

The firm says it's notified the Data Protection Commissioner and Gardaí. 

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Davy Stockbrokers is being offered up for sale as the firm grapples with the scandal that's erupted over a 2014 bond deal. 

Three senior figures, including its chief executive, have already resigned, and it's lost its position as a main dealer in Irish government bonds. 

It's believed some of the 16 involved in the deal have significant shareholdings in the firm.

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