Callely will not return to jail

Former TD and minister Ivor Callely will not have to return to prison following the State’s decision to allow him enhanced remission on the prison sentence he received for fraudulently claiming Oireachtas expenses on forged mobile phone invoices.

Callely will not return to jail

Mr Callely’s solicitors yesterdayconfirmed that his application to the justice minister for enhanced remission had been successful. As a result, he will not have to return to Wheatfield Prison for six days to serve out the remainder of his five-month sentence.

In July, the High Court quashed a refusal by the minister to grant him remission of sentence. His application was then remitted to the Prison Services for re-consideration.

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