A judge has ordered the arrest of former politician Ivor Callely who failed to turn up to court to face an action to have him jailed for non-payment of a debt writes Tom Tuite.

An ex-Fianna Fail politician and Minster of State who admitted fraudulently claiming €4,207.45 in expenses from the Oireachtas on forged mobile phone invoices, has withdrawn his appeal against sentence.

The State must pay the legal costs of former politician Ivor Callely’s successful High Court challenge over the minister for justice’s refusal to grant him enhanced remission from a jail sentence for fraudulently claiming Oireachtas expenses.

Former senator Ivor Callely has won a High Court action challenging a decision to refuse him early release from a five-month prison sentence imposed over fraudulently claiming Oireachtas expenses.

Former senator Ivor Callely has been granted permission by the High Court to challenge a decision where he was refused early release from prison.

Former Junior Minister Ivor Callely claims he is being kept in jail unfairly over fears his early release would attract unwanted media attention.

Ivor Callely will be out of 23-hour lock up as early as today and will be given a job tending the grounds at Wheatfield Prison, it has emerged.

Jailed Ivor Callely has reportedly been moved to the medical unit of Mountjoy Prison.

I’VE surprised myself by feeling a little sorry for former Fianna Fáil junior minister Ivor Callely this week.

Ivor Callely's sentencing for claiming over €4,000 fake mobile phone expenses has been adjourned until Monday morning.

The sentencing hearing of former junior minister Ivor Callely has heard he made over €4,000 from claiming false mobile phone expenses.

Former Junior Minister Ivor Callely has pleaded guilty to a further three charges relating to false mobile phone expenses claims.

Former Junior Minister Ivor Callely has pleaded guilty to fraudulently using an invoice.

Former Fianna Fáil minister of state Ivor Callely has been returned for trial accused of making a series of bogus mobile phone expense claims when he was a member of Seanad.

Former Junior Minister and Fianna Fáil TD Ivor Callely will appear before the Circuit Court on May 15 to face six charges under the Theft and Fraud Offences Act.

The Supreme Court is hearing a challenge to a High Court order overturning a decision to suspend former Senator Ivor Callely over his expenses claims.

Former Fianna Fáil junior minister Ivor Callely is to stand trial accused of making a series of bogus mobile phone expense claims when he was a member of the Seanad.

FORMER junior roads minister Ivor Callely has always had something of the one-man political car crash about him.

Former Junior Minister Ivor Callely has been released on bail this afternoon after being charged with six counts of fraud at Dublin District Court.

Former Junior Minister and Fianna Fáil TD Ivor Callely has been arrested in connection with alleged fraud.

Former Fianna Fáil TD and Senator Ivor Callely was fined €150 today at Dublin District Court for driving a car with no NCT disc.

Former Minister of State Ivor Callely has been released from Garda custody today.

The former Fianna Fáil Government Minister of State Ivor Callely remains in Garda custody this morning.

Former Fianna Fáil Minister of State Ivor Callely has been arrested by gardaí in Dublin today.

A Seanad investigation into Ivor Callely's mobile phone expenses has been discontinued because he's no longer a Senator.

The Seanad has had to be suspended today after former junior minister Ivor Callely tried to make a personal statement in the house.

A “delighted” Ivor Callely has been awarded €17,000 damages for a 20-day Seanad ban over his controversial expenses.

Ivor Callely has made a surprise appearance at the High Court looking for almost €17,000 in wages to be repaid to him following his suspension from the Seanad.

Ivor Callely's case over his expenses claims is back up before the High Court today for a determination on costs.

Senator Ivor Callely could sue Seanad colleagues who wrongly fined and banned him over an expenses scandal.

The Seanad Committee on Members Interests will consider today's judgement in favour of Ivor Callely in detail at a meeting next Wednesday.

Senator Ivor Callely should not have been suspended from the Seanad over an expenses scandal, the High Court ruled today.

Ivor Callely has won his High Court case against the Seanad Committee who investigated his expenses claims.

Ivor Callely will find out today if he has won his High Court case against the Seanad Committee who investigated his expenses claims.

Senator Ivor Callely’s challenge against the Seanad Committee's findings on his expenses claims has come back before the High Court.

The High Court has reserved judgement on Ivor Callely's challenge to his 20-day suspension from the Seanad over his expenses claims.

Lawyers acting for Senator Ivor Callely have rejected claims by a Seanad Committee that the courts do not have the jurisdiction to hear his action.

Lawyers for Senator Ivor Callely are questioning in the High Court why the Seanad Committee investigating his expenses claims never referred the matter to the DPP.

Scandal-hit Senator Ivor Callely has been wrongly portrayed as a thief, his lawyers claimed today.

A Seanad Committee's finding that Senator Ivor Callely misrepresented his normal place of residence in order to claim expenses was "a political judgment" against the senator by his peers, the High Court heard today.

Ivor Callely's case against the Seanad Committee investigating his expenses claims is due to be heard at the High Court today.

Senator Ivor Callely's legal action aimed at quashing a Senaid committee's finding that he misrepresented his normal place of residence in order to claim expenses will begin before the High Court on Tuesday.

Senator Ivor Callely's High Court action aimed at quashing a a finding that he misrepresented his normal place of residence in order to claim expenses has been adjourned to October.

Embattled Senator Ivor Callely has been portrayed as a pariah who ripped off the State over controversial expenses claims, his lawyer claimed today.