Liam Doyle (hurler)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Ó Dúil | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||
| Born |
1968 Bodyke, County Clare, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | The horse | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Bodyke | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Clare titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1989-2002 | Clare | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Liam Doyle (born 1968) is an Irish hurling coach and former player. At club level he played with Bodyke and at inter-county level with the Clare senior hurling team. Doyle later served as a manager and selector.
Doyle first appeared on the inter-county scene with Clare as goalkeeper on the minor team in 1986. He later spent three successive years with the under-21 team.[citation needed] Doyle was drafted onto the senior team in 1989 and played for a number of seasons before drifting away in 1991.
Doyle's inter-county career was restarted in 1993 when, as part of the Clare junior team, he won an All-Ireland JHC medal after a defeat of Kilkenny in the final.[1] He was recalled to the senior team for the 1993–94 league. Doyle was part of the Clare team that bridged a 63-year gap to win the Munster SHC title in 1995.[2][3] He later claimed an All-Ireland SHC medal after clare beat Offaly to claim the title for the first time in 81 years.[4] Doyle ended the season by being named on the All-Star team.
At club level, Doyle won a Clare IHC medal with Bodyke in 1996. This was a decade after claiming a Clare JAHC medal following a defeat of Éire Óg. Doyle won a second Munster SHC title in 1997, before claiming a second All-Ireland SHC winners' medal after a defeat of Tipperary in the 1997 All-Ireland final.[5] He won a third Munster SHC medal in four seasons in 1998. Doyle's performances also earned inclusion on the Munster team and he won Railway Cup medals in 1996 and 1997.[6] He retired from inter-county hurling in May 2002.