Callely avoids jail as he settles three-year-old debt

Disgraced former politician Ivor Callely has dodged another stint in jail after finally settling a long-running debt.

The former Fianna Fáil junior minister has paid €1,755 he owed for more than three years to an accountancy firm, but Judge Michael Coghlan said yesterday he led a “merry dance” over seven court appearances to resolve the debt.

He ordered him to pay an additional €1,750 in costs arising out the action which came close to seeing Callely being put behind bars again.