Paul Doyle is an Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 sportswriter for the British newspaper The Guardian

The Guardian

The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...

. He is the chief sports writer for Guardian Unlimited, the paper's website. He regularly appears on the Guardian Podcast Football Weekly, hosted by James Richardson

James Richardson (television presenter)

James "AC Jimbo" Richardson is a television presenter and journalist. He is best known as a former presenter of Channel 4's Football Italia programme and co-presenter of Setanta Sports' The Friday Football Show and Football Matters...

, where he often gives updates on the latest news in French

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....

 and African football

Confederation of African Football

The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...

. He covered the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations for The Guardian. Paul Doyle also writes on occasion for football publications such as When Saturday Comes

When Saturday Comes

When Saturday Comes is a monthly magazine about football, first published in London in 1986. "It aims to provide a voice for intelligent football supporters, offering both a serious and humorous view of the sport, covering all the topics that fans are likely to talk about, whether serious or...

. Paul was formerly a sports reporter for The Irish Times website.

Paul Doyle was nominated for the 2007 Sports Journalists' Association 'Internet Sportswriter of the Year'.