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John Joseph (JJ) Doyle is a former hurler who managed the Wexford camogie to All-Ireland championship success in 2010 2011 and 2012.

Hurling career

Doyle was educated in Marshalstown National School and Enniscorthy CBS. He played hurling for Wexford in all grades up to and including minor, was a substitute on the Wexford Minor hurling team which lost by a point to Kilkenny in the Leinster championship final of 1992 and played with NUI Maynooth in the Fitzgibbon Cup.

He joined Naomh Éanna in 2001 and lined out in Senior hurling with them as well as playing a big part in getting camogie back up and running in Gorey. He coached every team in the club from Under-12 up to adult level over a six-year period before moving to Ballymitty in 2008 where he has been involved with successful Rackard League boys' and girls' football teams.

2010 Championship

In December 2009 he was appointed Wexford camogie manager in succession to Stellah Sinnott, following a recommendation put forward by a county board sub-committee. He was permitted to pick his own backroom team, selectors Joe Brennan (Naomh Éanna) and Tommy Roche (Marshalstown).

Monaghan native Gerry McQuaid oversaw training. Bridget Moran (Oulart-The Ballagh) was retained as team medic. Fr Odhran Furlong was enlisted as Mental Fitness Coach.

His team retained the National League they had won in 2009, defeating Kilkenny by a point in the final, and won the All Ireland championship for the first time since 2007, defeating Galway in the final. Wexford suffered two defeats in the round-robin series, losing to Galway by a point and to Cork by six points but qualified for the final with four victories, Dublin by 36 points Clare by 15 points, Tipperary by nine points and their National League final opponents Kilkenny by a decisive 16 points in the round robin series and again by seven points in the All Ireland semi-final. They then beat Galway by two points in the All Ireland final.

2011

In 2011 he was also entrusted with responsibility for the intermediates after Karen Barnes stepped down and coached both to the All Ireland championship. His fellow selectors were Tommy Roche (Marshalstown), Ger O'Reilly (GlynnBarntown), Joe Brennan (Naomh Éanna), Geraldine Murphy (Ferns St Aidan’s) and trainer Gerry McQuaid (Monaghan). The only player not available was Caroline Murphy, the Ferns St Aidan’s player who was away working in Canada.

In 2011 he and his backroom team achieved history by coaching both senior and Intermediate teams to victory in the All Ireland championship, and the seniors to win the National League as well.

The 2011 All Ireland campaign got off to an inauspicious start with a surprise first round defeat to Galway by 11 points. In the aftermath of the victory he referred to the severe criticism the team and management had faced in the aftermath of this defeat.

“People had said a lot of things about Wexford camogie, especially the senior team. People questioned our girl's hunger. People questioned our desire, said that Galway were going to be hungrier than us. They questioned a lot of things about the team. We wanted to get the opportunity to answer them. Thankfully we have done that.”

It was the only defeat of the campaign as they went on to beat Cork by three points, Kilkenny by five points, Clare by 12 points, Tipperary by 16 points, Offaly by 16 points and Dublin by eight points in turn to finish joint top of the table with Galway with a points difference of 56 in their favour, and went on to defeat Cork by five points in the All Ireland semi-final.

References

1. 2010 All-Ireland Final reports in Irish Examiner, Irish Independent and Irish Independent match at a glance, Irish Times colour piece and match report, comment by Tom Humphries and Mary Hannigan, RTÉ online Archived 30 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Irish Times online and RTÉ online match-tracker Archived 17 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Wexford 2-07 Galway 1-08". RTÉ Sport. 11 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
3. 2011 final Wexford 2–7 Galway 1–8 Report in Camogie.ie Connacht Tribune Archived 26 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine Enniscorthy Echo Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Galway Advertiser Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, Irish Times, Camogie.ie, RTE Online Archived 3 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Tuam Herald Archived 1 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Wexford People Homecoming in Enniscorthy Echo Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Wexford People Preview in Irish Examiner Irish Times Irish Independent
4. New Ross Standard: Doyle unveiled as new Wexford Senior camogie manager Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
5. Enniscorthy Echo: Camogie boss JJ unveils his new backroom team Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
6. Galway 1–8 Wexford 0–10 report on RTÉ Online Enniscorthy Echo, Galway Independent Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine and Connacht Tribune Archived 5 September 2012 at archive.today
7. Cork 2–10 Wexford 0–10 Report in Irish Times, Irish Independent and on RTÉ online Archived 20 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
8. Wexford 7–15 Dublin 0–3 report on RTÉ Online
9. Wexford 2–17 Clare 1–5 report on RTÉ Online
10. Wexford 2–17 Tipperary 0–14 Report in Enniscorthy Echo, on breakingnews.ie and RTÉ online Archived 15 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
11. Wexford 2–20 Kilkenny 0–10 report on Breakingnews.ie, gaa.ie Archived 6 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, RTÉ online and camogie.ie Archived 3 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine, and in Enniscorthy Echo and Kilkenny Advertiser
12. Wexford 3–12 Kilkenny 1–11 Semi-final report in Sunday Independent, Irish Times: Wexford Slowly Take Control, on RTÉ online, camogie.ie, Breakingnews.ie and gaa.ie Archived 6 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
13. 2010 All-Ireland Final reports in Irish Examiner, Irish Independent and Irish Independent match at a glance, Irish Times colour piece and match report, comment by Tom Humphries and Mary Hannigan, RTÉ online Archived 30 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Irish Times online and RTÉ online match-tracker Archived 17 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
14. Enniscorthy Echo: Camogie boss JJ to double job in 2011 Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
15. Galway 2–14 Wexford 0–9 report on RTÉ Online Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Irish Times Standard Archived 1 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Galway Independent Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
16. Wexford 0–14 Cork 1–8 report on RTÉ Online and Wexford Echo Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
17. Wexford 1–14 Kilkenny 1–9 report on RTÉ Online Irish Independent Gorey Guardian Archived 3 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Kilkennycamogie.com
18. Wexford 3–12 Clare 0–9 Report in online
19. Wexford 5–11 Tipperary 0–10 report on RTÉ online, Enniscorthy Echo Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine, camogie.ie,
20. Wexford 3–19 Offaly 1–9 report on RTÉ online
21. Wexford 1–16 Dublin 0–9 report on Camogie.ie RTÉ online Irish Times
22. Wexford 2–11 Cork 1–9 Semi-final report in Sunday Independent, Irish Times on RTÉ online
23. Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460.
24. Goodison, Dean (2010). I Gotta Feeling: Wexford 2010 All-Ireland Champions. Wexford, Ireland: Dean Goodison. p. 208.

External links

• Camogie.ie Official Camogie Association Website
• Wexford Wexford camogie site

• 1985 births
• Living people
• Camogie managers
• Wexford hurlers
• 21st-century Irish sportsmen