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In 1884, James Doyle great-grandfather of the present owner Michael Doyle opened Doyle's of the Shamrock for business on 17th of March. This happened to be the birthday of St. Patrick the patron Saint of Ireland as well as the Irish National Holiday. He called the premises the Shamrock in honour of St. Patrick.

When Michael Doyle became Chairman and CEO of the company, it employed 10 people and consisted of a bar, grocery and a hardware store. He recognised that the retail industry in Ireland was developing and chose to concentrate on the hardware division to ensure future business success.

The company has grown from a small business into a major enterprise within Ireland, which now employs 135 people across seven separate divisions.

Today the group consists of:

  • Carlow Hire & Sales Ltd., (Trading as Doyle's Importers and Distributors)
  • M.P. Doyle Ltd., (Trading as Doyle's of the Shamrock, Carlow)
  • Byrne & Dawson Ltd., (Trading as Doyle's of the Green,Tullow)
  • Jack Hire Ltd., (Trading as Doyle's Hire & Sales, Carlow)
  • Jack Hire Ltd., (Trading as Doyle's Hire & Sales, Kilkenny)
  • Jack Hire Ltd., (Trading as Doyle's Hire & Sales Ltd, Tullow)
  • Doyle's Hire and Sales (Naas)Ltd.

Each of the divisions is run separately by its own management team.

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Doyle's Importers and Distributors
Shamrock Commercial Park
Dublin Road
Castlecomer
Co. Kilkenny
Tel: +353 056 444 1988
Fax: +353 056 444 1978
www.doylesgroup.com

Doyle's Importers and Distributors was established in 1979 and operates from a 15-acre site with 70,000 sq.ft of warehousing space and 5,000 sq. ft of modern offices and showrooms. Doyles purchased, upgraded and renovated this site in 1997. The premises are centrally located for easy distribution throughout the whole of Ireland. From a zero start we are proud to say that Doyle's is now Ireland's largest importer and distributor of lawnmowers and cement mixers. Many of the brands which Doyle's handle were unheard of in the market place before Doyle's became their agents.

Doyle's Of The Shamrock
Shamrock Commercial Park.
Graiguecullen,
Carlow
Tel: +353 059 91 31847
Fax: +353 059 91 43008
An exciting chapter of the company history was written in early 2004 with the development of an 11-acre site adjacent to the new bypass road in Carlow. The hardware and hire operations moved to a 5-acre portion on the site in Marc 2004, leaving Shamrock Square for the first time since 1884. The remaining 6-acres are being further developed as a Retail Park to complement the existing business.

Doyle's have a diverse product range including heavy hardware, light hardware, home furnishings, wallpaper, DIY and bathroom tiles.

Doyle's of the Shamrock is proud to say that they have won the national Builders Merchants of the Year Award in 1986-87, 1996-97, and 1998-99, a feat not equalled by any other firm in the country. The Builders Merchants Award is judged on tidiness of the store, range of product lines, support for Irish goods, health and safety staff training, marketing, display, customer service, staff knowledge and efficient management practices.

Doyle's Hire and Sales comprises of four branches - Carlow, Kilkenny, Tullow and Naas.
Doyle's Hire and Sales Carlow
Shamrock Commercial Park.
Graiguecullen,
Carlow
Tel: +353 059 91 31847
Fax: +353 059 91 43008
email: carlowhire@doyles.ie

Doyle's Hire and Sales Kilkenny
Unit 5a,
Ormonde Business Park,
Dublin road,
Kilkenny
Tel: +353 056 7763155
Fax: +353 056 7763157
email: kilkennyhire@doyles.ie

Doyle's Hire & Sales Tullow
Fair Green
Tullow
Co. Carlow
Tel: +353 059 91 51234
Fax: +353 059 91 51606
email: tullow@doyles.ie

Doyle's Hire & Sales Naas
Tougher Business Park
Newhall
Naas
Co. Kildare
Tel: +353 045 438959
Fax: +353 045 438957
email: naashire@doyles.ie


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