Bernie Malone

Bernie Malone (born 26 March 1948) is a former Irish Labour Party politician. She was elected to Fingal County Council in 1979 for the Malahide area. She was elected to the European Parliament for the Dublin constituency at the 1994 European election.[1] Malone was selected as the only Labour Party candidate at the party convention, however the party leader Dick Spring had Orla Guerin added to the ticket which caused some friction between the candidates;[2] Guerin polled well but was not elected. Malone was a member of the Party of European Socialists in the European Parliament. She lost her seat at the 1999 European election to her party colleague Proinsias De Rossa.

Bernie Malone
Member of the European Parliament
In office
9 June 1994 – 11 June 1999
ConstituencyDublin
Personal details
Born (1948-03-26) 26 March 1948
NationalityIrish
Political partyLabour Party
EducationDominican College Eccles Street
Alma materUniversity College Dublin
Occupationsolicitor, politician

Malone was educated by the Dominicans in Eccles Street and earned a BCL from UCD, going on to train as a solicitor. She also holds a degree from the Miltown Institute and an MA from Mater Dei.[3]

References
  1. "Bernie Malone". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  2. "Labour urged to reveal details of 1994 European campaign". RTÉ News. 31 October 1999. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
  3. Bernie Malone Alumni Profiles, Dominican College Past Pupils Union.


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