Articles by

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.

Got time to swing for 10 hours? Then you’ll be able to charge your phone

A new, sustainable phone charging station has arrived at Den Haag Centraal, and it's neither solar nor wind...

Green Deal will have Europe carbon neutral by 2050

The European Commissioner Frans Timmermans (otherwise known as the climate tsar) has finished the Green Deal, a...

Blustery, changeable week ahead for the Netherlands

As we move closer to Christmas, you'd be hoping for some cozy winter weather: soft blankets of...

Dangerous pesticides found on fruit and veggies in Dutch supermarkets

Research by the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has revealed that one in five pieces...

Judges have been punishing most crimes more severely

Figures collected by the Dutch Council of the Judiciary have revealed that almost all offences have been...

19-year-old from Amsterdam could be deported to a country he has never been to

Daniël Buter, a 19-year-old from Amsterdam, was put in prison because of a fault with his BSN....

Rutte and other world leaders mock Trump at NATO summit in London

The Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte may have been caught making fun of the 'well-respected' President of...

The Netherlands is failing to rat out the rats: no one knows how many there are

The Netherlands has a rat problem, but no one is completely sure how bad it is. A...