He was coached by Frank Peard and won eleven Irish National Badminton Championships titles in men's singles and doubles in the period 1954–1964.

His sister Ursula Doyle (born 1931), was a child performer, later actress, stage director and second wife of Jimmy O'Dea,[2][3] and his brother Noel Doyle (born 1932), was also a child performer and entertainer before emigrating to Canada.

[7] His daughter Elaine Doyle[8] won a Ladies doubles Irish National Badminton Championships title in 1986.

[17] 1951 also saw Doyle first reach the final of the men's singles in the Irish National Badminton Championships, with Frank Peard beating his protégé in three sets.

[24] Over the course of his playing career, Doyle achieved an unprecedented eight consecutive title wins in men's singles at the Irish National Badminton Championships,[25] a feat equaled only by Irish Olympian professional badminton player Scott Evans in 2012.