Many thousands of people are injured every year in various types of accidents at work in public places, road traffic, accidents at home.
 
If you are suffering from any type of injury either physical or psychological due to an accident caused by another party, you are more than likely entitled to compensation which may include damages for loss of earnings, medical bills and expenses.
 
What do I do if I have been involved in an accident?

1. Report the accident to an appropriate person;
2. Get details of how the accident occurred and the names of any witnesses;
3. If you have a camera phone you should photograph any of the relevant evidence.  For example if you fall in a shop and there is a wet floor or items on the floor, you should take a photograph of it or if somebody is with you, ask them to do so. 
4. Contact John M Joy & Company Solicitors for advice without delay. 
5. If you are injured you should attend with your Doctor and if there are visible signs of injury, take photographs of those injuries.
6. Never admit liability. Sometimes you may feel at fault for an accident but on reflection the other party may be partially or entirely at fault.
7. Do not sign an accident report form without consulting your Solicitor. 
8. Do not complete an application to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board without consulting John M Joy & Company Solicitors.

An investigation is expected to get under way in Co Donegal today to determine how a vehicle with six people on board fell into the water from Buncrana pier last night.

Five people, two adults and three children, died in the accident and a young baby was rescued. 

The tragedy happened shortly after 7pm last night. A Northern Ireland registered large vehicle, with six people inside, slipped from Buncrana jetty into Lough Swilly. 

The alarm was quickly raised and emergency services as well as local boatmen rushed to the scene.

A local man who jumped into the water managed to rescue a very young baby. However five people, a man and woman and three children, died. Read More

A seven-year-old boy, who was injured when his head was trapped in electric security gates, has been awarded more than €50,000 damages in the Circuit Civil Court.
Judge John Aylmer was told that Lee McCabe was four when the gates closed on his head and had to be rescued by a neighbour who had heard him crying for help.
Barrister Conor Kearney, who appeared with Tony Taaffe solicitor for Lee, told the court that Circuit Court President, Mr Justice Raymond Groarke, had last year rejected a €37,000 assessment by the Personal Injuries Board. Read More


John M. Joy & Company Solicitors have recently represented the party at Clonmel Circuit Court.

The Plaintiff, was awarded €48,000 for injuries suffered when part of a ceiling fell on the Plaintiff in rented accommodation.