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The Irish Times - News

20 September 2021

• Woman dies in Co Monaghan car crash
  Two men, second woman are taken to hospital after single-vehicle incident
• In The News: Why did Boris Johnson sack some of his closest allies?
  Allies were either dumped or demoted as PM sought ways to inject cabinet with fresh ideas
• Sky calls in debt collectors after deep-sea diver attempts to close account
  Company apologises for customer’s experience and refunds €58
• New schools ‘struggling’ to fill libraries due to cut in books grant
  Campaign launched to reinstate primary school library fund abolished 15 years ago
• Officials pushed for State to buy direct provision centres from private firms
  Department briefing notes State-owned direct provision centres would be more ‘cost effective’
• Tenor fails to rent home as work in Covid-hit sector deemed precarious
  Paul Byrom says landlord ‘simply didn’t want anyone from the entertainment industry’
• US multinationals add to pressure on Ireland to agree to a global tax deal
  Not in Ireland’s best interests to hold out if deal agreed, says American Chamber
• There will be no mad rush back to city offices, says owner of remote-working hub
  Owner of a Roscommon hub believes many workers will favour a wait-and-see approach