The removal takes place this evening of Dr Mickey Loftus, of Crossmolina who died on Saturday. 

Dr. Loftus was a former president of the GAA & Coroner of North Mayo.

He was a member of the Mayo senior football panel which won the All-Ireland final in 1951.

After his retirement from playing Dr. Loftus, who ran a medical practice in north Mayo, served as a referee at club and county level.

He  was chairman of the Connacht GAA Council and the Centenary Committee which organised the Association’s 100th anniversary celebrations in 1984.

During his long, varied and successful medical career, Dr. Loftus was outspoken on the issue of alcohol abuse.

He maintained that alcohol abuse is as devastating to local communities in Ireland as alcohol was in the past.

Most upsetting of all, he insisted, was the devastation caused in families by the loss of a loved one in accidents caused by drink.

Dr. Loftus strenuously questioned the level of in involvement of the drinks industry in major sporting events and festivals.

He is survived by his wife Edie, children Michael, Orla, Patrick and  Joe.

His remains will repose at Crossmolina Deel Rovers GAA Club, St. Tiernan’s Park, Ballina Rd, Crossmolina  this evening from 4pm until 7pm.  

Funeral will arrive to St. Tiernan's Church, Crossmolina  tomorrow for Requiem Mass at 12 noon followed by burial in Crossmolina Cemetery. 

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