Disgraced former politician Ivor Callely has dodged another stint in jail after finally settling a long-running debt.

After failing to turn up for a court action to have him jailed, former politician Ivor Callely has handed himself in, more than week after judge issued a warrant for his arrest.

A lawyer for an accountancy firm which sought to jail former politician Ivor Callely over an unpaid debt has rejected a statement that the case had been already settled by the time a court issued an arrest warrant.

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