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.

10 things to know about taxes in the Netherlands as an expat

Doing your taxes in the Netherlands as an expat is complicated: you're getting used to a whole new country, the system is probably different from...

Dutch police will soon be armed with tasers

Dutch police will soon be armed with "surge weapons" similar to tasers. This decision was long-awaited by the the Chief of Police, Akerboom. NOS reports...

New jobs on their way to Amsterdam as Brexit-fleeing medical organization gets keys to new office

Two years ago, it was decided that the European medical organization, EMA, would relocate from London to Amsterdam. Today, the EU institute got the...

Farmers met with Rutte in The Hague today to share “major concerns”

Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said that he was impressed by his meeting with farmers and agricultural delegates today at the Catshuis in The Hague....

Naturalis: Leiden’s biodiversity centre and museum of life

If you've ever paid attention to Leiden's skyline from the train, you've probably seen Naturalis. I certainly had, though I hadn't realised quite what it...

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