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Philip Doyle, right, and Daire Lynch hold a tricolour aloft after making their own history

Spread of Olympic triumphs has tricolour flying high

RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo looks back on a morning of more medal success as Team Ireland's men's double sculls rowers Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch delivered more medals.

Paris 2024 • 01 Aug 24

Philip Doyle (left) and Daire Lynch inspect their Olympic medals

Meet Philip Doyle & Daire Lynch - our powerhouse rowers

Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch have taken different paths towards the Olympic podium, but their stories are now eternally intertwined.

Paris 2024 • 01 Aug 24

Daire Lynch (L) and Philip Doyle celebrate Ireland's first heavyweight rowing medal

Paris 2024: Bronze for Doyle and Lynch in double sculls

Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch have won Ireland's fourth medal of the Paris 2024 Games after claiming bronze in the A final of the men's double sculls at the Stade Nautique at Vaires sur Marnes.

Paris 2024 • 09 Dec 24

Fiona Murtagh and Aifric Keogh pose with their silver medals

Murtagh and Keogh take World Cup silver in Italy

Irish crews picked up two medals at the World Cup I rowing event in Italy on Sunday morning.

Rowing • 14 Apr 24

Bronze for Doyle and Lynch at World Rowing Champs

Daire Lynch and Philip Doyle have won bronze for Ireland in the double sculls at the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade.

Rowing • 10 Sep 23

Philip Doyle (r) with team-mate Ronan Byrne

Competition from within the team can drive Irish rowers

Competition from within the Irish rowing team can drive everyone on at this summer's Olympic Games, according to Aifric Keogh - a member of the Women's Four - and Philip Doyle, who is part of the Men's Double Sculls.

Rowing • 07 Jul 21

Philip Doyle

It's a second Olympic Games appearance for rower Philip Doyle, with the Belfast native competing in the men's double scull alongside Daire Lynch

Rowing • 22 Jul 24

Philip Doyle during a training session at his home in Banbridge back in May, 2020

Philip Doyle searching for 'magic click' as Tokyo looms

Last weekend trainee doctor and elite rower Philip Doyle got back on the water at the Europeans for the first time in 20 months. Now he's ready to ramp up his drive for Tokyo.

Rowing • 16 Apr 21

Philip Doyle: "I have greatly enjoyed working with the team and feel we're making good progress on and off the pitch as a group."

'Goose' Doyle steps away as Scotland women's coach

Philip 'Goose' Doyle has stepped away from his position as head coach of the Scotland women's team.

Rugby • 11 Aug 20

Philip Doyle: 'I think there's a great sense of humanity between everybody at the minute'

Philip Doyle: Rowing and medicine are my two loves

Philip Doyle has two loves in his life: rowing and medicine. Right now he's pushing himself to the limit to somehow combine the two.

Rowing • 22 May 20

Sanita Puspure stands for Amhrán na bhFiann

Rowing gold for Puspure and silver for Byrne and Doyle

Sanita Puspure retained her gold medal int he women's singles while Ronan Byrne and Philip Doyle have won an historic silver in the Men's Double Sculls at the World Championships in Austria this morning.

Rowing • 01 Sep 19

Sanita Puspure has qualified the women's single sculls boat for the Olympic Games

Puspure, Doyle & Byrne seal more Irish Tokyo spots

Sanita Puspure and the men's pair of Philip Doyle and Ronan Byrne did the business at the World Championships on Friday morning to send two more Irish boats to the Tokyo Games, while pararower Katie O'Brien delivered Ireland's first medal.

Rowing • 30 Aug 19

Paul O'Donovan paired up with Fintan McCarthy to deliver silver

O'Donovan & McCarthy win silver as Irish shine again

Ireland claimed another two medals at the World Cup Regatta in Rotterdam on Sunday morning, with new lightweight double sculls pairing Fintan McCarthy and Paul O'Donovan scooping silver.

Rowing • 14 Jul 19

Puspure reaches single sculls final in Switzerland

Sanita Puspure qualified for the 'A' final of the single sculls at the European Rowing Championships in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Rowing • 01 Jun 19

Philip Doyle addresses the Ireland team in 2013

'Goose' Doyle named new head coach of Scotland Women

Former Ireland Women's head coach Philip 'Goose' Doyle has taken the reins at Scotland.

Rugby • 30 Apr 19

Puspure eating more and enjoying ice cream with family

It has been another good morning for Ireland's rowers on the water in Plodiv.

Rowing • 14 Sep 18

Philip Doyle previously took charge of the Irish women's team

Doyle: Time for players to stand up to IRFU

Former Ireland head coach Philip Doyle believes it is time for the team to fight back against the appointment of a part-time head coach on a six-month contract.

Rugby • 18 Oct 17

Ireland lost three of their five World Cup games

Ireland's fall: who's to blame for World Cup disaster?

Fiona Steed and Philip Doyle have their say on a massively disappointing campaign.

Rugby • 29 Aug 17

Ireland vs England Niamh Briggs applauds the Ireland fans after the game

Doyle ‘bitterly disappointed’ with Irish exit

Ireland head coach Philip Doyle was left to rue what he called “a complete lack of a performance” after his side’s 7-40 defeat to England in the Women’s Rugby World Cup semi-final.

Rugby • 13 Aug 14

Philip Doyle will step down as Ireland manager after the World Cup

Doyle: Ireland women now have English respect

It has taken a while but the Ireland women’s team now have the respect of World Cup semi-final opponents England, according to head coach Philip Doyle.

Rugby • 13 Aug 14

Philip Doyle

Philip Doyle on his decision to step down as head coach of Ireland women's rugby team

Sport AV • 02 Jul 14

Philip Doyle has been involved with the Ireland women's set up for 16 years

Women's coach Doyle to step down after WC

Ireland women’s rugby head coach Philip Doyle has announced that he will step down from his post after next month's World Cup in France.

Rugby • 02 Jul 14

Gillian Bourke switches from hooker to tight-head

Doyle makes changes for women's Italy clash

Ireland Women head coach Philip Doyle has made three personnel and one positional change for Saturday’s Six Nations game against Italy.

Rugby • 05 Mar 14

Philip Doyle: 'It’s just Twickenham, it’s just a stadium'

Twickenham won't worry Ireland women - Doyle

Ireland women’s coach Philip Doyle says his side won’t be intimidated by playing against England in Twickenham in a match to be shown live on RTÉ Two.

Six Nations • 13 Feb 14

Philip Doyle: 'It’s so important for us to get a good start against Wales'

Doyle knows Irish women face stiff Welsh test

Ireland women’s coach Philip Doyle knows his team face a massive step-up in class when they take on Wales in Ashbourne tonight.

Six Nations • 07 Feb 14

Philip Doyle

Spread of Olympic triumphs has tricolour flying high

Meet Philip Doyle & Daire Lynch - our powerhouse rowers

Paris 2024: Bronze for Doyle and Lynch in double sculls

Murtagh and Keogh take World Cup silver in Italy

Bronze for Doyle and Lynch at World Rowing Champs

Competition from within the team can drive Irish rowers

Philip Doyle

Philip Doyle searching for 'magic click' as Tokyo looms

'Goose' Doyle steps away as Scotland women's coach

Philip Doyle: Rowing and medicine are my two loves

Rowing gold for Puspure and silver for Byrne and Doyle

Puspure, Doyle & Byrne seal more Irish Tokyo spots

O'Donovan & McCarthy win silver as Irish shine again

Puspure reaches single sculls final in Switzerland

'Goose' Doyle named new head coach of Scotland Women

Puspure eating more and enjoying ice cream with family

Doyle: Time for players to stand up to IRFU

Ireland's fall: who's to blame for World Cup disaster?

Doyle ‘bitterly disappointed’ with Irish exit

Doyle: Ireland women now have English respect

Philip Doyle

Women's coach Doyle to step down after WC

Doyle makes changes for women's Italy clash

Twickenham won't worry Ireland women - Doyle

Doyle knows Irish women face stiff Welsh test

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