There was a big fuss on Twitter last autumn over an announcement by Spar on Lower Baggot Street in Dublin. “We would like to inform you that due to low customer purchasing and a high account fee we are no longer in a position to stock newspapers in our store,” it said. “If the situation changes, we will be back to you.” The situation hasn’t changed. Thomas Ennis, who owns the store and several others, including the Spar on Upper Baggot Street and one on Merrion Row, confirms that he no longer stocks newspapers in any of them. The reason…

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