Ward worked as a legal advisor to
Enda Kenny, prior to seeking public office. He was elected as a member of
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council at the
2009 local elections. In 2011, he stood unsuccessfully at the
Seanad election for the
Administrative Panel. In 2012, he received over €10,000 from the council to finance an
M.A. in economic policy from
Trinity College Dublin. In 2016, Ward organised a
John A. Costello commemoration in
Deans Grange Cemetery. In 2020, he came to media attention when he proposed a ban on single-use plastics in
takeaways in
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown. He also promoted the proposed Sutton-to-Sandycove
greenway. Ward stood unsuccessfully in
Dún Laoghaire at the
2020 general election; he won 9.2% of first preference votes and finished seventh. Ward was elected at the
2020 Seanad election as a senator for the
Industrial and Commercial Panel. At the
2024 general election, Ward was elected to the Dáil. He was subsequently appointed Cathaoirleach of the Committee on European Union Affairs. ==Personal life==