Code: | Hurling |
Sport: | Hurling |
John Doyle | |
Irish: | Seán Ó Dúil |
County: | Carlow |
Province: | Leinster |
Clcounty: | 0 |
Counties: | Carlow |
Icposition: | Left corner-forward |
Icyears: | 2011- |
Icapps(Points): | 1 (0-00) |
Icprovince: | 0 |
Icallireland: | 0 |
Nhl: | 0 |
Allstars: | 0 |
Icupdate: | 13:51, 1 July 2011 |
Birth Place: | Carlow, Ireland |
John Doyle (born 1992 in Carlow, Ireland) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with O Loughlin Gaels and has been a member of the Carlow senior inter-county team since 2011.[1]
Doyle currently plays his hurling in Kilkenny with O Loughlin gaels. However, Doyle started playing his club hurling with Carlow Town. After coming to prominence at underage levels he made his senior club championship debut as a fringe player in 2008.[2] He has since become a key member of the team's full-forward line. However, in 2011 he decided to switch clubs to O loughlin Gaels in Kilkenny.
Doyle first played for Carlow at inter-county level as a member of the county's minor hurling team in 2009. That year Carlow qualified for the final of the Leinster Shield, however, they were defeated by Kildare.[3] Doyle was still a member of the Carlow minor hurling team in 2010, however, the teams provincial campaign came to an end in the quarter-finals. He later joined the county's under-21 team.
Doyle made his senior championship debut in 2011 when he came on as a substitute in a defeat by Antrim in the All-Ireland qualifiers.[4] In December 2011, Doyle was asked to play for Kilkenny seniors, however Doyle rejected the offer and decided to stick with Carlow.