Twilson r: I launch the fourth of a series of articles on figures from Irish cycling administration history that I have been working on for months, this time a longest-serving finance person. For details of the development of the article, please see User:Twilson r/Sandbox/Irish cycling administrators. Each draft has its own detailed history.
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'''Joseph Doyle''', born 1933, [[Dublin]], Ireland, was an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[road racing cyclist]] and cycle sport administrator, holding office at club, county and national federation level for more than 20 years, including 14 years as national treasurer.
==Life==
After a childhood leg illness, Doyle began cycling with the [[Dublin Wheelers]] Cycling Club in the 1950s; he was joined by his brother Noel, and later another brother, Frances. He participated in road races and time trials and, after winning the handicap event of the Wheelers Winter Cycling League in 1954, was selected to ride in the Isle of Man international annual races in 1955,<ref name="IoM Internationals">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> as well as races in Belgium and France.
He also held various club and Dublin County Board offices, including a spell as Chairman of the Dublin Wheelers, then one of the biggest and most active clubs in the country, and others as Dublin County Treasurer and Dublin County Club Secretary.<ref name="County Board">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
In 1962 Doyle was nominated by the Dublin Wheelers and elected as national treasurer of the internationally-recognised cycling federation, the CRE, for the 1963 season.<ref name="CRE AGM 1962">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> By November 1963 he reported greatly improved finances.<ref name="CRE AGM 1963">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Having been involved over the years in discussions about unification of Irish cycling, he was reported to have resigned in 1966 in protest at aspects of the process, but this report was later refuted.<ref name="Non_resignation">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> After the planned dissolution of the C.R.E. in October 1967, he was deeply involved in the transition to the new national organization, the Irish Cycling Federation, that December, and was elected its first treasurer<ref name="ICF inauguration">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> continuing in office until 1976.
The Dublin Wheelers were very active in national cycling governance in the 1960s and 1970s, with, in 1971-1972 for example, Liam King as general secretary and Doyle as treasurer, as well as [[Donal O'Connell]] as road racing secretary, Paddy McInerney time trial secretary, and [[Steve Lawless]] organiser of the Tour of Ireland, while [[Willie Marks]] also competed for a national committee general position.<ref name="ICF Dub Wheelers 1971">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Along with Ian Gallahar as P.R.O., all of these served many years in national sport organisation.<ref name="Dub Wheelers CC History"></ref>
In 1973 Doyle promoted changes to the governance of the ICF, whose committee had agreed that a smaller executive structure would be more efficient.<ref name="ICF reform prop 1973">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Doyle stepped down as treasurer in November 1976, then served one year as assistant to the new holder of the office. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s Doyle continued to officiate at races, and after a break, he cycled into his 60s, working closely with fellow Dublin Wheelers Willie Marks and Donal O'Connell.<ref name="Leaflet 2012">Joe Doyle, an appreciation (leaflet), 4 April 2012, Raheny, Dublin</ref>
==Personal life==
Coming from the Liberties and [[Synge Street CBS]], and later qualifying as a carpenter and then a builder, Doyle later also worked as a site foreman, and a Clerk of Works at the Office of Public Works, overseeing maintenance and projects at a range of State buildings and national monuments around Dublin.<ref name="Leaflet 2012"/> Married and with three children, he lived most of his life in [[Raheny]], died 4 April 2012 at a nursing home in [[Howth]] after a prolonged illness, and was buried at [[Glasnevin Cemetery]].<ref name="Notice"></ref> One of his brothers, Noel, married the sister of his fellow Dublin Wheelers and national executive committee member, [[Donal O'Connell]].<ref name="Leaflet 2012"/>
==References==
[[Category:People born in 1933]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Dublin (city)]]
[[Category:Irish male cyclists]]
[[Category:Irish cycling administrators]]
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'''Joseph Doyle''', born 1933, [[Dublin]], Ireland, was an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[road racing cyclist]] and cycle sport administrator, holding office at club, county and national federation level for more than 20 years, including 14 years as national treasurer.
==Life==
After a childhood leg illness, Doyle began cycling with the [[Dublin Wheelers]] Cycling Club in the 1950s; he was joined by his brother Noel, and later another brother, Frances. He participated in road races and time trials and, after winning the handicap event of the Wheelers Winter Cycling League in 1954, was selected to ride in the Isle of Man international annual races in 1955,<ref name="IoM Internationals">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> as well as races in Belgium and France.
He also held various club and Dublin County Board offices, including a spell as Chairman of the Dublin Wheelers, then one of the biggest and most active clubs in the country, and others as Dublin County Treasurer and Dublin County Club Secretary.<ref name="County Board">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
In 1962 Doyle was nominated by the Dublin Wheelers and elected as national treasurer of the internationally-recognised cycling federation, the CRE, for the 1963 season.<ref name="CRE AGM 1962">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> By November 1963 he reported greatly improved finances.<ref name="CRE AGM 1963">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Having been involved over the years in discussions about unification of Irish cycling, he was reported to have resigned in 1966 in protest at aspects of the process, but this report was later refuted.<ref name="Non_resignation">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> After the planned dissolution of the C.R.E. in October 1967, he was deeply involved in the transition to the new national organization, the Irish Cycling Federation, that December, and was elected its first treasurer<ref name="ICF inauguration">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> continuing in office until 1976.
The Dublin Wheelers were very active in national cycling governance in the 1960s and 1970s, with, in 1971-1972 for example, Liam King as general secretary and Doyle as treasurer, as well as [[Donal O'Connell]] as road racing secretary, Paddy McInerney time trial secretary, and [[Steve Lawless]] organiser of the Tour of Ireland, while [[Willie Marks]] also competed for a national committee general position.<ref name="ICF Dub Wheelers 1971">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Along with Ian Gallahar as P.R.O., all of these served many years in national sport organisation.<ref name="Dub Wheelers CC History"></ref>
In 1973 Doyle promoted changes to the governance of the ICF, whose committee had agreed that a smaller executive structure would be more efficient.<ref name="ICF reform prop 1973">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Doyle stepped down as treasurer in November 1976, then served one year as assistant to the new holder of the office. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s Doyle continued to officiate at races, and after a break, he cycled into his 60s, working closely with fellow Dublin Wheelers Willie Marks and Donal O'Connell.<ref name="Leaflet 2012">Joe Doyle, an appreciation (leaflet), 4 April 2012, Raheny, Dublin</ref>
==Personal life==
Coming from the Liberties and [[Synge Street CBS]], and later qualifying as a carpenter and then a builder, Doyle later also worked as a site foreman, and a Clerk of Works at the Office of Public Works, overseeing maintenance and projects at a range of State buildings and national monuments around Dublin.<ref name="Leaflet 2012"/> Married and with three children, he lived most of his life in [[Raheny]], died 4 April 2012 at a nursing home in [[Howth]] after a prolonged illness, and was buried at [[Glasnevin Cemetery]].<ref name="Notice"></ref> One of his brothers, Noel, married the sister of his fellow Dublin Wheelers and national executive committee member, [[Donal O'Connell]].<ref name="Leaflet 2012"/>
==References==
[[Category:People born in 1933]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Dublin (city)]]
[[Category:Irish male cyclists]]
[[Category:Irish cycling administrators]]
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