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.

NS struggles to increase its capacity while respecting the 1.5m rule

How do you transport people by train while still respecting the 1.5 metre rule? That's what the NS is trying to figure out with...

NS reintroduces intercity trains, warns against non-essential travel

From today, intercity trains are back online, meaning longer journeys will take far less time than they have for the past month. The NS has...

5G arrives in the Netherlands (kind of)

Today, the telecommunications network VodafoneZiggo has switched on its 5G network. However, you probably won't notice any changes for a while. Only customers of VodafoneZiggo who...

Did people stick to the coronavirus rules during King’s Day?

Authorities are generally happy with how King's Day went in terms of people sticking to the 1.5m rule. King's Day is usually a day when people come...

Coronavirus update: new deaths and hospitalisations both drop below 100

The RIVM has published the latest count of coronavirus cases in the Netherlands, and it seems to be good news. As of now, there are...

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