Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Martina Ward

1 report across 1 case, 15 Jun 2026 to 15 Jun 2026

Victim: Martina Ward, Irish woman (judged from name)Martina Ward

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Offences
Sexual abuse of a child
Where
Co. Tipperary
Reporting
1 report, 15 Jun 2026 to 15 Jun 2026
Outlets
tipperarylive.ie

Cases

latest first
  • Man jailed for sexual abuse of a child in Tipperary Sexual abuse of a child · Co. Tipperary

    Martin Ward, a 64-year-old man, was convicted by a jury of 27 counts of sexually abusing a child at Towerhill, Borrisokane, Co Tipperary on dates between 2000 and 2004. The matter was reported to gardaí in 2024 and Ward was arrested but made no admissions. He was found guilty of three counts of rape, nine counts of oral rape and 15 counts of sexual assault at the Central Criminal Court in April. The complainant, Martina Ward, waived her right to anonymity so her abuser could be named. Ward was sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison.

    Sentenced, 15 Jun 2026Victim · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming Martina Ward, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 15 Jun2026
    Sentencedtipperarylive.ie, in Man jailed for sexual abuse of a child in Tipperary
    Man jailed for abusing partner's vulnerable niece in Tipperary
    victim, Martina Ward, female, irish (judged from name)Martina Ward

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