Callely resigns from Fianna Fáil

UNDER-FIRE senator Ivor Callely last night resigned from Fianna Fáil minutes before an internal committee ruled his actions constituted conduct unbecoming a member of the party.

Fianna Fáil had formed a committee to examine the controversy surrounding Mr Callely’s claim of nearly €3,000 in mobile phone expenses using documents from a company that ceased trading in 1994.

The senator and his legal team yesterday attended that committee and asked for an adjournment.