Background
Doyle grew up in the south Dublin suburb of Stillorgan.
Doyle grew up in the south Dublin suburb of Stillorgan.
He studied sociology and history at Street Patrick"s College, Maynooth, followed by the London College of Printing, where he earned a diploma in broadcast journalism.
To British viewers he is recognisable as working for the British Broadcasting Corporation and Independent Television. To Irish viewers he is recognisable as working for Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), and as the host of RTÉ One chat show Tonight with Craig Doyle and RTÉ Two"s The Social, now titled Craig Doyle Live and broadcast twice a week. He is a regular presenter on British Telecom Sport rugby coverage. While he was being educated in Roman Catholic schools, the priests wanted Doyle to take to a religious career, but he originally wanted to be a veterinary surgeon.
After graduation, Doyle worked on local radio with British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Suffolk based in Ipswich, before moving on to Independent Television to present the children"s show Disney Club In 1994, having been head hunted following a chance meeting with a producer from the show at a visit to Alton Towers.
Moving to London, he presented Tomorrow"s World, Fasten Your Seatbelt and Innovation Nation, and spent six years hosting British Broadcasting Corporation One"s Holiday. He also had a live music show on London"s Capital Radio every Saturday 8am–11am.
He supports London Irish. In 2004, he formed his own production company Boxer.
Its first production was The Craig Doyle Show, an Irish travel/celebrity program running on RTÉ, and Doyle produced and presented Ireland"s Richest.
Released early from his British Broadcasting Corporation contract, Doyle joined Independent Television Sport in February 2008, replacing Jim Rosenthal by hosting the Union of European Football Associations Champions League highlights on ITV1. He also presents ITV4"s coverage of the Isle of Manitoba TT. Doyle left Capital Radio at the end of 2008. Doyle presented Ireland"s Top Earners in 2008, later recalled by John Boland in the Irish Independent as a programme that came about "just when the country was sliding inexorably into economic ruin and in which Doyle swooned over the wealth that had been amassed by Seán Quinn".
In April 2010, Doyle returned to Irish television once again to host his own chat show Tonight with Craig Doyle on RTÉ One.
In September 2010 he joined the team on Independent Television"s Lorraine as an investigative reporter. Doyle presented Irish satirical program The Panel up to 2011.
After that he became the presenter for a new live chat show called The Social from November 2011, which returned to screens in 2012 as Craig Doyle Live. Doyle presented Now That"s What You Called News for RTÉ over the Christmas at the end of 2011.
Doyle currently works with British Telecom Sport presenting coverage of Aviva Rugby Union since mid 2013.
Doyle presented the ESAT Young Scientist Exhibition in Dublin, sponsored by British Telecom Ireland in 2005. Doyle is prominent in the United Kingdom fronting the adverts of double-glazing company Everest Windows. In Ireland he serves as the face of the Universal Product Code cable service adverts.
He is also a face of Littlewoods Ireland.
Doyle was a key member of the British Broadcasting Corporation Sport team from 2004, anchoring international rugby, including the Six Nations Championship, and triathlon, amongst other sports.
