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.

OMT advises cabinet to gradually reopen schools, but cancel public gatherings until September

The Outbreak Management Team (OMT) has advised the cabinet to begin to reopen schools in May, according to documents seen by RTL Nieuws.  Tonight, the Prime Minister will...

Store opens to sell face masks in Amsterdam while healthcare workers struggle with shortage

An ice cream store has started selling face masks in Amsterdam, and people are furious. The Netherlands has been dealing with a shortage of...

Coronavirus update 18 April: hospitalizations are decreasing

The latest figures from the RIVM have been released. Today, 142 new deaths have been recorded, bringing the total to 3,601 deaths; 129 new...

Amsterdam Pride celebrations cancelled due to coronavirus

Amsterdam Gay Pride foundation (AGP) has decided to postpone this year's pride celebrations, which were scheduled to take place between 25 July and 2 August this year. This news is...

3% of Dutchies have antibodies against coronavirus, early study shows

Sanquin, a Dutch blood bank, has done research on 4000 people's blood, which was donated from 1 April onwards. The study has shown that...

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