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One of the party’s two election candidates in Wexford, Councillor Bridín Murphy, said she was “gobsmacked” to learn of a Fine Gael letter which has been sent out to households in the county and which urges people to vote for her running mate Councillor Cathal Byrne. In the letter outgoing Wexford TD Paul Kehoe and former Fine Gael TD Dr Liam Twomey say “it is vital that the people of Wexford are represented in the next government. This can only happen by voting for a candidate that will be a government TD”. The words “will be” were underlined. The letter says: “that candidate is Councillor Cathal Byrne for Fine Gael . But we need you to help us. To have a Wexford voice in government we must get as many number one votes for Councillor Cathal Byrne as we can. We cannot risk a situation where Wexford returns TDs that are not going to be a part of the next government. This would not serve the people of Wexford.” The only mention of Ms Murphy comes at the end of the letter. “We would ask you to please vote number one for Councillor Cathal Byrne on November 29th and number 2 for Councillor Bridín Murphy.” Speaking to The Irish Times, Ms Murphy, who is the cathaoirleach of New Ross Municipal District, said she was “very surprised and disappointed”. “There are a huge number of members of the public who have sent that letter to me last night and this morning, and it is being circulated around Co Wexford, and to me it is suggesting that there is only one viable Fine Gael candidate for Friday’s election. I do feel it is quite a targeted campaign to promote one candidate over the other, and that other candidate happens to be me. But I earned my right to be on the ticket in this election.“ She said she felt “ignored“ but that among local members she feels she has support. ”I was the underdog, but I will say the majority of Fine Gael members in Wexford have been supportive of me. “To see a letter like this, I was gobsmacked. People who are sending it to me are angered and believe that it diminishes my possibility of getting a seat in their eyes. It is so disheartening but it won’t deter me. It will make me more determined to win. I have two young daughters and that is driving me on.” She said she felt that elements of the letter “encapsulate the old boys’ club”. When contacted outgoing Fine Gael TD Paul Kehoe, who is retiring from politics, said he was giving Mr Byrne his full backing. “I am backing Cathal Byrne, and I am not going to make any apology for doing that. I am not sure what Bridín’s problem is. I am 100 per cent backing him. I think all the councillors in Wexford will be backing him too.” He said he had canvassed for Ms Murphy three times during the local elections. Jennifer Bray is a Political Correspondent with The Irish TimesThere are a number of bad habits that can make our phones less secure, putting our personal information and privacy at risk. If you want to make your phone more secure, here are a few things to watch out for. Five mistakes that could be putting your phone security at risk These are the five mistakes that could be putting your or security at risk, according to the tech experts over at . It can be easy to ignore software updates with the hassle and inconvenience of them putting many users off. However, these updates include critical security patches which will protect your phone against the latest threats Free public WIFI can be tempting, especially if you're trying to save data but these unsecured networks can be used by cyber criminals looking to intercept information. To protect themselves, users can make use of a Virtual Private Network (VPN) when joining public internet connections. Unencrypted devices are goldmines for criminals looking to easily access data from stolen phones. Users should make sure that full-disk encryption is enabled on their smartphones. This will be in the security settings on most smartphones. It is also a good idea to set up remote tracking and wiping so that you can protect your data if you lose your smartphone. Smartphones are known to track and share your location through apps with many users often not being aware of this. Sharing location data can expose users to stalking, identity theft, burglary and even targeted attacks as it can reveal personal routines and sensitive information. It is a good idea to regularly review and manage the app permissions on your smartphone and disable location services for any apps that don’t need it. Many people rely on simple PINs or pattern locks to unlock their phones because it’s an easy option. However, most modern smartphones come with advanced biometric security features. These include fingerprint scanners and facial recognition technology which are much stronger.
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