Ex-minister to stand trial over bogus expenses

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.

Mr Callely, aged 54, was arrested by fraud squad detectives at his office at Howth Rd, in Killester, Dublin, at 9.50am yesterday and was taken to Clontarf Garda Station, where charges were put to him before he was brought to appear at Dublin District Court.

He had previously been arrested for questioning on suspicion of breaching the Theft and Fraud Offences Act.