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.

“Find a sex buddy”: RIVM gives single people advice on dealing with the coronavirus crisis

The RIVM has finally created guidelines for single people during the coronavirus crisis, and the touch-starved among us are celebrating. Previously, dating and having casual...

How Europe plans to reopen borders for tourism this summer

The European Commission is working on a plan for European countries to reopen their borders this summer. The hope is that some tourism will be...

Coronavirus crisis has caused increase in psychological complaints, study shows

There has been an increase in the number of complaints from patients with a serious psychiatric problem during the coronavirus crisis in the Netherlands. A study...

Consumers with cancelled travel plans must be able to choose a refund, European Commission says

The coronavirus crisis has had a huge impact on the tourism sector in Europe, and across the world. The question the European Commission is...

Dutch police experience increased violence during the coronavirus crisis

Police have experienced more violence from members of the public than usual during the coronavirus crisis.  At the beginning of the coronavirus crisis back in March,...

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