Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted, accused

Born

1964, from the ages reported

Offences

Annoying and menacing telephone calls (Post Office Amendment Act 1951), Assault; trespass

Where

Co. Donegal

Reporting

4 reports, 17 Feb 2023 to 19 Sep 2025

Outlets

donegallive.ie

Photographs

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• Man charged with menacing calls to Milford Garda station seeks return of seized phones Annoying and menacing telephone calls (Post Office Amendment Act 1951) · Co. Donegal

  Tony Ward, reported as 60 in 2024 and January 2025 and as 61 in September 2025, was arrested at his home at Muckish Terrace, Creeslough, Donegal, on 14 August 2024. He has been charged with persistently making telephone calls to Milford Garda Station between February and August 2024, sending grossly offensive or menacing messages, and possessing herbal cannabis, which are allegations he has not yet answered in court. After appearances at Letterkenny and Falcarragh District Courts, the case was adjourned to 21 May 2025 pending directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions. In September 2025 his solicitor sought the return of seized phones, Gardaí said the phones are primary evidence, and the case was adjourned to 6 October for an update.

  In court, 16 Aug 2024Accused · 3 reports
• Man given suspended sentence for assault in Donegal Assault; trespass · Co. Donegal

  On 5 March 2021, Tony Ward, a 58-year-old of Muckish Terrace, Creeslough, assaulted John Sweeney after trespassing onto his property in Donegal. Ward was charged with assault and with trespassing in a manner that caused or was likely to cause fear in another person. He appeared before Falcarragh District Court, where the victim did not wish to attend. In February 2023, Judge Éiteáin Cunningham sentenced Ward to three months in prison for the assault, with the entire sentence suspended for 18 months and the trespass charge taken into account.

  Sentenced, 17 Feb 2023Convicted · 1 report

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 19 Sep2025
   In courtdonegallive.ie, in Man charged with menacing calls to Milford Garda station seeks return of seized phones

   Man who allegedly made ‘menacing calls’ to Donegal garda station wants phone back

   accused, Tony Ward, 61, male, named, irish (judged from name)Tony Ward♂61IE
2. 15 Jan2025
   In courtdonegallive.ie, in Man charged with menacing calls to Milford Garda station seeks return of seized phones

   Directions awaited for man who 'bombarded' Milford Garda Station with phone calls

   accused, Tony Ward, 60, male, named, irish (judged from name)Tony Ward♂60IE
3. 16 Aug2024
   In courtdonegallive.ie, in Man charged with menacing calls to Milford Garda station seeks return of seized phones

   Man charged with making abusive and offensive phonecalls to Milford Garda station

   accused, Tony Ward, 60, male, named, irish (judged from name)Tony Ward♂60IE
4. 17 Feb2023
   Sentenceddonegallive.ie, in Man given suspended sentence for assault in Donegal

   Man given suspended sentence for assault

   convicted, Tony Ward, 58, male, named, irish (judged from name)Tony Ward♂58IE

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