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.

Another weather record: 24 October was the warmest ever in the Netherlands

According to data from Buienradar, yesterday was the warmest 24 October ever in De Bilt. The temperature rose to 19.6 degrees celsius during the afternoon. This is...

Dutch asylum seeker centres are full to the brim: but why?

Asylum seeker centres in the Netherlands are completely full, according to a statement released by the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA)...

Protests in the Netherlands: why are the Dutch protesting so much lately?

Wondering why there have been so many protests in the Netherlands recently? Feeling like this usually peaceful country has gotten a bit hectic? Here's...

The Netherlands is one of Lonely Planet’s top ten countries to visit

If you've been hesitating to come and visit this flat country, or you were feeling your national pride beginning to slip, then good news: according...

Dutch airstrike in Iraq in 2015 killed at least seventy Iraqi people

In 2015, a Dutch F-16 plane bombed a car bomb factory controlled by IS in Iraq. As a result of this attack, seventy residents...

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