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.

AFTER being forced to take “extraordinary steps to deal with an extraordinary situation” Ivor Callely was last night insisting a High Court award of almost €17,000 to him for loss of earnings was “something we should all be happy with”.

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

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 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.

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

Lawyers for Senator Ivor Callely say the Seanad Committee invesigating his expenses claims "portrayed him as a pariah who ripped off the State".

Senator Ivor Callely has taken his case to clear his name to the High Court.

Ivor Callely is to ask the High Court today for leave to challenge the Seanad Committee that suspended him over his expenses claims.

There are calls for Ivor Callely to resign his position as a Senator.

The Seanad committee investigating Senator Ivor Callely's expenses claims will meet again today. It will also discuss expenses queries in relation to three other senators.

Ivor Callely has been given two weeks by a Seanad Committee to respond to the allegations regarding his mobile phone expenses.

A meeting of the Seanad Committee on Members Interests - to consider a new inquiry into Ivor Callely's expenses - has been adjourned for a number of hours.

The Seanad Committee investigating Senator Ivor Callely's expenses is bringing forward its next meeting to next Monday.

Communications Minister Eamon Ryan is today calling on Senator Ivor Callelly to pay back the €80,000 he claimed in expenses from the Seanad.

The Seanad Committee investigating Ivor Callely's expenses has tonight recommended that he should be suspended from the Oireachtas for 20 sitting days without pay.

Ivor Callely has told a Seanad Committee that he will return money he claimed in expenses if it is deemed that he was wrong to claim it.

ianna Fáil Senator Ivor Calelly has been invited to explain his expenses in public next week.

A standards watchdog today said there was enough evidence on controversial expenses claims by Senator Ivor Callely to warrant an inquiry.

A SEANAD committee will meet today as a first step towards investigating why Dublin-based Senator Ivor Callely claimed travel expenses from his holiday home in west Cork.