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.

Boom Chicago in Amsterdam: the place to go for comedy in the Netherlands

Boom Chicago is the place to go in the Netherlands for comedy. It's the best English improv...

Amsterdam schools will close for five days in December; more teacher strikes in January

In Amsterdam, sixteen primary schools will be closed for five days in the week of the 9th of...

Violence against NS staff is getting out of hand, says director

NS director Roger van Boxtel is asking for harsher punishments for anyone who is violent towards NS...

From fog to wind to rain: this week’s got it ALL

If there was ever a morning to say that we haven't the foggiest idea what the weather is doing,...

Thuisbezorgd is giving people refunds if they take down their bad reviews

RTL Nieuws reports that people are regularly approached by the food delivery service, Thuisbezorgd, and asked to...

Rotterdam is getting a new FLOATING wooden tower

Rotterdam's already-iconic cityscape will be getting a new addition in the form of a floating wooden tower....

Dutch people hopeful that one day they will eat less meat (but that day is not today)

A survey by Natuur en Milieu has revealed that 6 in 10 Dutch people are aware of the...

The Dutch government is neglecting victims of child sex abuse on social media

The rapporteur for child sexual abuse, Hermann Bolhaar, has admonished the Dutch government for failing to sufficiently tackle the...