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.

The results of the first week of coronavirus testing: only 2% of tests came back positive

A week after coronavirus testing was opened to anyone with symptoms, 50,000 tests have been taken, of which only 1,000 came back positive. Just under...

Body of fifth surfer recovered from the sea, as investigation shows conditions were “exceptional”

Yesterday, the body of the fifth surfer who died at Scheveningen on May 11 was recovered from the sea. An investigation from the Royal Netherlands...

Rutte has changed his opinion on Zwarte Piet, agrees institutional racism is present in the Netherlands

Prime Minister Rutte has revealed that his opinion on Zwarte Piet has changed over the past years. Before, the Prime Minister was very much on the side...

Rotterdam protest shut down early as 1.5m rule not observed

Yesterday evening, thousands of people turned out in Rotterdam to protest against racism and police brutality in the US and EU. They gathered on Willemsplein, near...

Rutte: death of George Floyd “unacceptable”, discrimination a “systemic problem” in the Netherlands

At yesterday's press conference, in which the main topic was whether Dutchies could go on a foreign holiday this year, Prime Minister Rutte also...

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