Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus
| Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus | |
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| Teachta Dála | |
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In office June 1981 – February 1982 |
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| Constituency | Dublin North-Central |
| Dublin City Councillor | |
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In office June 1974 – June 1999 |
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| Constituency | Clontarf |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Seán Loftus 1 November 1927 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 10 July 2010 (aged 82) Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Independent |
| Occupation | Barrister |
Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus (1 November 1927 – 10 July 2010) was an Irish environmentalist, barrister and politician who drew attention to his campaign issues by changing his name. He was often known as "Dublin Bay Loftus". He was a member of Dublin City Council for 25 years, an alderman for much of that time, and a member of the Council's Planning and Development Committee. He was a member and honorary legal advisor of the Dublin Bay Preservation Association (later Dublin Bay Watch).
Born Seán D. Loftus in Dublin in 1927, he was educated in Coláiste Mhuire primary school on Parnell Square and received his secondary education at Catholic University School. His father was a doctor and Loftus attended medical school at University College Dublin but did not enjoy it, leaving before graduating. He moved to England in the late 1940s, where he worked as a builder. After 6 years, he returned to Ireland to attend King's Inns, qualifying as a barrister. He returned to England for several years before moving to the United States, where he worked and lectured. He moved back to Ireland in 1961. Loftus specialised in town planning law, lecturing in law at Bolton Street College of Technology (later the Dublin Institute of Technology). A resident of Clontarf, he campaigned for the sustainable development of Dublin Bay. Loftus was a devout Catholic. While he lived in the United States, he was an active member of the Montclair, New Jersey branch of an Irish-American Catholic fraternal organisation, the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH). He was guest of honor at the 1960 AOH National Convention by invitation of the National President, Jeremiah J. O’Callaghan. Loftus moved back to Ireland in 1961.
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