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The electionsireland.org website has entries under each of these names. The first entry is that of a Labour politician who, it would appear, was only ever a candidate for the Dáil; the second, that of a (female) Labour politician who, it would appear, stood only in local and European elections. The local and parliamentary contests all seem to have taken place in the Northside. I invite comments from all those with specialist knowledge: is there a story here? If so, what is it?
I spotted this odd coincidence when looking up the 1987 result from Dublin North in Irish Politics Now (Brandon/RTÉ, 1987); the figure named in the tables of the DN article as 'Bernard Malone' is called in that book 'Bernie Malone'. That could be a clue, a transcription/typesetting error (of which that book is not short, I admit), or possibly neither. Harfarhs (talk) 22:22, 19 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I've just checked the Irish Times archive. Bernie Malone was elected to the council in 1979, and appears to have been chair of the council in 1984, so I think all of these must actualy be Bernie Malone. David Malone (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 20:42, 20 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Many thanks for taking the time to check the archive, David. It won't surprise you that I suspected exactly what you conclude, but of course I couldn't act merely on suspicion! As well as inviting comment here, I shall attempt to contact the manager(s) of electionsireland for their input. Harfarhs (talk) 22:27, 20 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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