As a manager, selector, coach and trainer, Meyler has previously worked with club sides Kilmoyley, Ballinhassig, Courcey Rovers and Inniscarra, and inter-county teams Kerry, Wexford and Carlow.
On 17 December 1977, Meyler scored a hat trick in UCC's 6-1 defeat of Trinity College Dublin in the Collingwood Cup final.
Two weeks after this victory, Meyler was at full-back on the St Finbarr's senior football team that defeated Duhallow by a goal to secure the double.
On 30 September 1984, Meyler won his fourth county hurling championship medal after scoring a goal in St Finbarr's 1-15 to 2-04 defeat of Ballyhea.
On 17 March 1987, Meyler captained St Finbarr's in the All-Ireland final against Clann na nGael at Croke Park.
A narrow three-point win gave him an All-Ireland club medal, while he also had the honour of lifting the Andy Merrigan Cup on behalf of the team.
Meyler subsequently joined the Wexford under-21 teams, once again as a dual player, however, he ended his underage career without any silverware.
Meyler retained his place on the team for the replay victory, however, he was dropped from the starting fifteen for the Munster final defeat of Waterford.
On 10 November 1985, Meyler won an Oireachtas Cup medal with Cork following a 2-11 to 1-10 defeat of Galway in the final.
On 7 September 1986, Meyler won an All-Ireland medal as a non-playing substitute following Cork's 4-13 to 2-15 defeat of Galway in the final.
In spite of ultimately being relegated, Kerry defeated reigning All-Ireland champions Clare by 3-07 to 1-08 in their opening Division 1 game.
[12] In 2009 Meyler returned to Kilmoyley as trainer of the club's minor hurling team that defeated Ballyduff by 1-12 to 1-06 in the championship final.
On 9 October 2001, Meyler became a selector as part of Bertie Óg Murphy's Cork senior hurling management team.
[14] At the last training session before the final, Meyler is alleged to have told Mark Landers, a GPA member and one of the Cork players in favour of the protest, to " take a good look around Páirc Uí Chaoimh because he'd never see it again.
[17] After Cork tamely exited the championship with a defeat by Galway, senior players Mark Landers and Dónal Óg Cusack began a series of revelations regarding the perceived poor treatment of players from the county board, ranging from the limited issuing of gear to limited access to gyms.
[18] After calling a players' strike on 30 November 2002, the selectors were eventually forced to resign en bloc; however, their decision was in the balance up until the last minute because Meyler was reluctant to quit.
[26][27] Meyler's second season in charge saw Wexford endure a disappointing National League campaign which ended in relegation to Division 2.
[37] Later in the season he guided the team to a first-ever appearance in the Christy Ring Cup final, however, Kerry were defeated by Westmeath by 2-16 to 1-18.
[38] After maintaining their Division 2 status at the end of the 2011 National League, Meyler guided Kerry to a second successive Christy Ring Cup final and a 2-21 to 2-08 defeat of Wicklow.
Midway through the campaign he excluded Mikey, Pádraig and Liam Boyle from the panel for reportedly playing a game of soccer.
On 9 October 2011, Courcey Rovers won the Cork Premier Intermediate Championship following a 0-15 to 1-09 defeat of Youghal in the final.
[48] In the subsequent championship campaign, Meyler's side exited following a two-point qualifier defeat by Wexford.
[49] Meyler's second season in charge saw Carlow qualify for the National League Division 2A final, however, they were defeated by Kerry on a 3-16 to 3-13 scoreline.
[55] On 19 October 2017, Meyler was announced as the manager of the Cork senior hurling team for a two-year term after the stepping down of Kingston.
[61][62] Colm Spillane, Michael Cahalane, Mark Ellis and Darragh Fitzgibbon were also first-team absentees for the early part of the season due to a combination of injury, travel and club commitments.
[63] Cork began the season with back-to-back defeats by Clare and Waterford in the pre-season Munster Hurling League.
[64][65] Meyler's side later finished bottom of the Division 1A table of the National League with two wins from five matches and missed out on a place in the quarter-finals.
[66] Meyler married international swimmer Stella Bowles in December 1983 and the couple have two children: David, a professional footballer; and Sarah.