Ailish Lalor

Ailish was born in Sydney, Australia, but grew up by a forest in south-east Ireland, which she has attempted to replace with a living room filled with plants in The Hague. Besides catering to her army of pannenkoekenplantjes, Ailish spends her days convincing her friends that all food is better slightly burnt, plotting ways to hang out with dogs and cats, and of course, writing for DutchReview.

Five men arrested in connection with the death of Bas van Wijk

Five men have been arrested in connection with the death of Bas van Wijk. Van Wijk was shot dead last Saturday at De Oeverlanden...

The Netherlands is the 11th best country to raise a family

The Netherlands has come 11th in the world in a ranking of the best countries to bring up children. The research, by Asher Fergusson,...

Mandatory quarantine for people who had close contact with coronavirus patient

There will be a mandatory quarantine for people who seem to be possibly infected with coronavirus based on a source and contact investigation, the...

Man dies after stabbing in Scheveningen; locals say beach town is “a madhouse”

A 19-year-old man from Rotterdam has been stabbed to death in Scheveningen. So far, two people have been arrested in connection with the incident, and...

Buying a house in the Netherlands during coronavirus

We’ve lived through uncertain times these past few months, so you might be wondering whether you should still go ahead and buy a house...

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