Tyre firm's ex-manager faces Garda fraud charges

The former national sales manager for Advance Tyres has gone on trial charged with conspiring to defraud the State over a contract to supply tyres to An Garda Síochana.

Ben Meehan, aged 47, of Bettyglen, Raheny, formerly the National Fleet Sales Manager for Advance Tyres, is accused of conspiring with his colleague, Michael Queenan, and with Sergeant Ronan Dunne to falsify figures so that Advance would retain the contract to supply tyres for garda cars.