Louise Hughes was trying to be light-hearted by replying to both emails in German - to highlight her frustration at being unable to understand the text in Welsh.
Councillor Padraig McShane says his two-month suspension from Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council will not prevent him running in the upcoming May elections.
A DUP representative who was suspended from Mid and East Antrim Borough Council over tweets he made regarding Sinn Fein’s John Finucane has returned to the council chamber.