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Phones vs pets and a fast response from GoCar

Shane Ross took a selfie on a Dublin Bus trip last week Pic: Twitter

People prefer their phones to pets

One in five Irish people would rather lose a pet than their smartphone, according to a survey commissioned by online insurance broker Low.ie.

From a study of 500 smartphone users, more than half said they would rather go without their wallet or their keys, while 44 per cent said they would feel more aggrieved about a missing phone than a missing passport.

But despite finding the gadgets ...