Joe Doyle

Joseph "Joe" Doyle (27 June 1936 – 8 August 2009) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. He was a long-standing public representative for the Dublin South–East constituency. He served variously as a Dublin City Council, Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann, becoming Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1998–1999.

Political career

Doyle, a former sacristan in the local Roman Catholic church in Donnybrook, was first elected to public office as a Dublin City Council for the Pembroke area at the successful Fine Gael 1979 local elections campaign that laid the groundwork for Fine Gael's winning of 20 extra Dáil seats at the 1981 general election. He served continually in City Hall from 1979 until his retirement at the 2004 local elections. Between 1998 and 1999 he served as Lord Mayor of Dublin.

Doyle was first elected as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) to Dáil Éireann at the November 1982 general election, where his party constituency colleague was party leader (and after the election Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald).

Joe Doyle (rugby league)

Joseph "Joe" Doyle (January→March 1894 in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire – unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s and '20s, playing at representative level for Great Britain (non-Test matches), and at club level for Holker Street Old Boys , and Barrow, as a wing, or centre, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4.

Doyle represented Great Britain in eight non-Test matches on the 1920 Great Britain rugby league tour of Australia and New Zealand, scoring eight tries.

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Joe Doyle (disambiguation)

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Joe Doyle (musician)

Joe Doyle (born May 8, 1977) is the bassist and backing singer for Irish rock band The Frames and the Swell Season. He has been a member of The Frames since 1996, appearing on six albums to date. In addition to appearing on Frames albums, he has also plays bass and contributes backing vocals to two Swell Season albums: the soundtrack to "Once" and "Strict Joy." He is currently touring as a member of the Swell Season, which also includes Glen Hansard (vocals/guitar), Marketa Irglova (vocals/piano), Graham Hopkins (drums/backing vocals), Rob Botchnik (lead guitar/backing vocals) and Colm Mac Con Iomaire (violin/backing vocals). Doyle originates from Allenwood, County Kildare, Ireland.

He left school in 1994, aged 16, to join Kilkenny band My Little Funhouse in 1993, alongside school friend Graham Hopkins. After signing a recording deal with Geffen Records, the band toured their debut album Standunder for about a year, mainly in the United States. Tours included support to Guns N' Roses and The Ramones amongst others. The band then lived in Los Angeles and recorded a second album for Geffen before imploding. Doyle then went on to join The Frames after bassist Graham Downey left the band.

Jacob Doyle

Jacob Dixon Doyle (November 26, 1855 – August 15, 1941) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the 1872 Washington Nationals of the National Association, the first professional league. He was born in Leesburg, Virginia. Batting side and throwing arm are unknown.

In a one-season career, Doyle was a .293 hitter (12-for-41) with six runs, one double, and nine RBIs in nine games. Doyle died in Lake Bluff, Illinois at the age of 85, and is interred at North Shore Garden of Memories in Chicago, Illinois.

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