▁to ▁Dublin ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁and ▁married ▁Ann ▁Mo oney ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁For ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁he ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Electric ity ▁Supp ly ▁Board ▁( E SB ) ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Career ▁Lo ft us ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁The ▁Le in ster ▁Council ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 – 1 9 7 4 , ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Dublin ▁County ▁Board ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁long standing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁organisation . ▁He ▁stood ▁twice ▁for ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁G AA , ▁but ▁was ▁twice ▁pi pped ▁at ▁the ▁post , ▁once ▁by ▁his ▁names ake ▁Dr . ▁Michael ▁Lo ft us . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁period ▁as ▁Dublin ▁Chair man , ▁the ▁team ▁won ▁the ▁All - I reland ▁Senior ▁Football ▁Championship . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁chairman ▁to ▁bring ▁his ▁team ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁to ▁raise ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁the ▁G AA ▁in ▁America . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Lo ft us ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁G AA ▁committee ▁to ▁examine ▁Rule ▁ 2 7 , ▁which ▁prevent ed ▁members ▁from ▁playing , ▁att ending ▁or ▁prom oting ▁other ▁sports . ▁The ▁rule ▁was ▁originally ▁passed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁and ▁was ▁intended ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁saf egu arding ▁the ▁G AA ▁from ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁non - ga el ic ▁sports , ▁but ▁ultimately ▁resulted ▁in ▁the