Senator vows to block Callely’s return

ANY attempt by Ivor Callely to resume his Seanad seat today cannot be tolerated and must be blocked by the Oireachtas authorities, a fellow senator has said.

The Seanad resumes this afternoon following the 11-week summer recess, but Mr Callely has been suspended for 20 days without pay following an investigation into his expenses.

Mr Callely has gone to court seeking to challenge the findings made by the Seanad committee which recommended that suspension.