Pascal Vincent Doyle ( – ), more commonly known as PV Doyle, was an
Irish hotelier and
property developer
Real estate development, or property development, is a business process, encompassing activities that range from the renovation and re-lease of existing buildings to the purchase of raw Real Estate, land and the sale of developed land or parce ...
who founded the
Doyle Collection hotel group.
Early life
Pascal Vincent Doyle was born on 17 May 1923 in
Dundrum,
Dublin
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to Michael and Eileen Doyle (née Lawlor), one of seven children. In 1945, at the age of 22, Doyle built a pub and leisure complex called the County Club in
Churchtown. Following the success of this venture, he moved into the hotel business.
The first hotel that Doyle developed was the South County Hotel in
Stillorgan
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, now called the Stillorgan Park Hotel, which opened in 1964. Pascal officially registered his hotel company as P. V. Doyle Hotels Limited on .
Personal life
Doyle married Margaret Ellen (née Briody), a
nurse
Nursing is a health care profession that "integrates the art and science of caring and focuses on the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and human functioning; prevention of illness and injury; facilitation of healing; and alle ...
, in Ballynarry Church,
Kilnaleck,
Cavan
Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road (Ireland), N3 road that links Dublin ( ...
in 1947. They had five children together; sons Michael, David and daughters Anne, Eileen and Bernie.
Death
Pascal Doyle died on in
Blackrock Clinic
Blackrock Clinic () is a private hospital in Blackrock, Dublin. It is associated with both the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and University College Dublin.
History
The hospital was founded by surgeons Joseph Sheehan, his brother Jimmy Sh ...
aged 64. The funeral was held on in St Laurence's Church, Kilmacud followed by interment in
Dean's Grange Cemetery. The then President of Ireland
Patrick Hillery
Patrick John Hillery (; 2 May 1923 – 12 April 2008) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as the sixth president of Ireland from December 1976 to December 1990. He also served as vice-president of the European Commission and Europea ...
and Taoiseach
Charles Haughey
Charles James Haughey (; 16 September 1925 – 13 June 2006) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who led four governments as Taoiseach: December 1979 to June 1981, March to December 1982, March 1987 to June 1989, and June 1989 to February 1992 ...
attended P. V. Doyle's funeral.
Margaret died , aged 93, and had left €31 million in her will.
References
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1923 births
1988 deaths
Irish hoteliers
Irish businesspeople