"Germans have a really close and positive relationship with southern Ireland, and this rides on the coat-tails of that, " said the acting editor of the English online news site, The Local.

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When I became a local radio reporter, I delivered my first voice piece to the hard-headed news editor.

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Andersonstown News editor Robin Livingstone said the awards were a tribute to the "local heroes who are building up this great city".

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