Most of our clients come to us after a road accident or an accident at work. Choose the type of claim closest to yours.
Drivers and passengers, whiplash, hit-and-run and uninsured drivers.
Car accident claims →Construction sites, factories, lifting injuries, missing safety equipment and stress at work.
Workplace claims →Birth injury, obstetric, gynaecology and paediatric cases, plus GP, hospital and surgical errors.
Medical negligence →Brain and spinal cord injuries, amputation, burns and paralysis.
Serious injury claims →Support for families after a death on the road, at work or in medical care.
Fatal accident claims →Cyclists, pedestrians, motorcyclists, and bus and taxi passengers.
Road traffic claims →Supermarkets, pavements, wet floors and other public places.
Slip and trip claims →Tell us what happened and we'll tell you honestly whether you have a claim.
Start a free case review →You can call us, email us, or fill out our online form, whatever is easiest for you.
One of our friendly team members will speak with you to understand what happened and answer any questions you have. This first chat is completely free, and there's no pressure to move forward.
If we think you have a good case, we'll explain everything clearly and let you know what the next steps are. We'll give you honest advice, so you know exactly where you stand and what to expect.
Once you decide to go ahead, we'll take care of the whole process. That includes all the paperwork, phone calls, and dealing with insurance companies. You can focus on getting better while we deal with your claim.
If your claim succeeds, the other side pays your legal costs and you keep 100% of your compensation.
Newry sits on the A1 Belfast to Dublin corridor, and the A1/N1 crossing at Jonesborough is one of 15 border crossings where a record 48.3 million vehicles were counted in 2023. This guide covers local roads, work at the port, Daisy Hill Hospital and cross-border claims.
Start your free case reviewIn the Newry, Mourne and Down policing district, 7 people killed, 134 were seriously injured and 660 slightly injured on the roads in 2025, according to PSNI figures for 2025. The A1 at Newry, north of its junction with the A27, carried about 25,000 vehicles a day in 2024, and more than one in eight were heavy goods vehicles.
Lorries for Warrenpoint Harbour add to congestion in Newry, and the A2 Warrenpoint Road carried about 15,000 vehicles a day in 2024. The proposed Newry Southern Relief Road, at £110m to £130m, would link the A1 to the A2 and take traffic away from the city centre, with road safety among its aims. Its draft orders went on public exhibition in early 2025, according to the Department for Infrastructure.
Read how car and road accident claims work.
Yes, if your employer, or someone else at work, was at fault. The port at Warrenpoint handled 11.6% of Northern Ireland's port tonnage in 2024. Work around Newry also includes food manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and specialist fit-out work.
At the port, people are hurt by moving vehicles, lifting gear and falling loads, and the Docks Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989 set rules for that work. In factories and fit-out workshops the risks are more often machinery and manual handling. A breach of the regulations can support a claim.
Read how accident at work claims work.
Most claims settle without a court hearing. If yours goes to court, claims worth up to £30,000 are currently heard in the County Court, and civil claims from the Newry area are usually listed at Armagh Courthouse on The Mall. Larger claims go to the High Court at the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast.
A claim for a crash on the other side of the border is dealt with in the Republic instead.
Daisy Hill Hospital, on Hospital Road in Newry, has a 24-hour emergency department, and all patients go to the main emergency department reception. Emergency nurse practitioners there treat minor injuries. Check current waiting times on nidirect.
Your records are held by the Southern Health and Social Care Trust, and with your permission we request them for you. The Trust usually treats a request for medical records as complex, which gives it up to 90 days to reply, so it helps to start early.
No. Our Belfast office, at 7 Donegall Square West, is about 40 miles from Newry, around 50 minutes by car. Most claims can be handled by phone, email or video.
The car's insurer, and the claim is made here in Northern Ireland because that is where the crash happened. The Motor Insurers' Bureau treats an Irish-registered car as a foreign vehicle and can trace the insurer from the registration number. Each foreign insurer has a representative in the UK who deals with the claim. If you can, take the driver's Green Card number at the scene, or at least the registration.
Yes, through our practice in the Republic. A crash there is claimed in the Republic, against the driver's insurer, and most injury claims must go to the Injuries Resolution Board before they can go to court. The time limit is usually two years from the accident, a year shorter than in Northern Ireland. Paul Kearney is qualified in both jurisdictions, and Kearney Law handles claims in the Republic through kearneylaw.ie.
Yes. A claim for an accident in Northern Ireland is made here, under Northern Ireland law, wherever you live. That applies to a crash on the A1 or in the city, and to an injury at work in the area.
You usually have three years from the date of an accident in Northern Ireland, or from when you first knew you were injured, if that is later. For a child, the three years start on their 18th birthday. Accidents in the Republic usually have a shorter, two-year limit.
No. There are no upfront fees. If your claim succeeds, the other side pays your legal costs and you keep 100% of your compensation. If it doesn't, our legal insurance covers the costs. Read how funding works.
Kearney Law Group Ltd is a solicitors' practice regulated by the Law Society of Northern Ireland. Registered in Northern Ireland, company number NI663222. Registered office: Bishop Street Chambers, 26–28 Bishop Street, Derry BT48 6PR.
Kearney Law Group only handles personal injury and clinical negligence claims.
We act for clients across Northern Ireland, including Belfast, Derry, Lisburn, Newry, Craigavon and Bangor. See all the areas we cover.
Contact us to arrange your free first conversation.
Belfast: Scottish Provident Building, 7 Donegall Square West, Belfast BT1 6JH
02890 912 938
Derry: Bishop Street Chambers, 26–28 Bishop Street, Derry BT48 6PR
02871 362 299
Email: [email protected]
Opening Hours:
Monday to Thursday 8am – 8pm
Friday 9am – 5pm
