Editing Joe Doyle (politician) (section)

==Political career==
Doyle, a former [[sacristan]] in the local [[Roman Catholic]] church in [[Donnybrook, Dublin|Donnybrook]], was first elected to public office at the [[1979 Irish local elections|1979 local elections]], to represent the Pembroke area for [[Fine Gael]] on [[Dublin City Council]]. He served continually in City Hall from 1979 until his retirement at the [[2004 Irish local elections|2004 local elections]]. Between 1998 and 1999 he served as [[Lord Mayor of Dublin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dublincity.ie/sites/default/files/2020-09/lord-mayors-of-dublin-1665-2021.pdf|title=Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020 |work=Dublin City Council|date=June 2020|access-date=18 November 2023}}</ref>

He was elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] as a Fine Gael [[Teachta Dála]] (TD) for [[Dublin South-East (Dáil constituency)|Dublin South-East]] at the [[November 1982 Irish general election|November 1982 general election]], where his party constituency colleague was party leader (and after the election [[Taoiseach]]) [[Garret FitzGerald]].<ref name=oireachtas_db/>