Renowned LOI referee Neil Doyle to hang up his whistle

The Dublin-based schoolteacher refereed his final game on Friday night, a cracking Louth Derby at Drogheda United that Dundalk shaded 3-2.

Referee Neil Doyle. Pic: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho

Reigning Referee of the Year Neil Doyle is to retire with immediate effect at the age of 48.

Refereeing since 1995, Doyle joined the FAI list in 2001 and was promoted to the international panel in 2011, since assigned to a number of World Cup qualifiers and Champions League fixtures.