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.

Minister for Health, Hugo de Jonge, becomes leader of CDA party

Minister for Health, Hugo de Jonge, is now the leader of the CDA party. He won by a small margin against Pieter Omtzigt.  Minister de Jonge...

Researchers find “convincing connection” between air pollution and corona deaths in Brabant and Limburg

Researchers from Birmingham University in the UK have spoken of a "convincing connection" between air pollution and coronavirus hospitalisations and deaths in the Dutch provinces of...

Ahoy there FutureLand! Exploring the gigantic port of Rotterdam

The Netherlands is a country known for its cheese, clogs and tulips: but it is also an industrial giant. The port of Rotterdam is...

Weekly coronavirus update: 534 new cases, 8 deaths

This is the second weekly coronavirus update for the Netherlands. Since June 30, the RIVM has shifted to weekly updates. The RIVM reports that this week...

14-year-old girl missing in the North Sea since Saturday evening

A 14-year-old girl went missing in the North Sea near Ameland on Saturday evening, and has not yet been found.  She disappeared on Saturday night...

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