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.

Hundreds volunteer to test Leiden coronavirus vaccine (for €4700)

Hundreds of people have volunteered to be part of the next trial phase of a potential coronavirus vaccine. The vaccine was developed in Leiden by Janssen...

Dutch coronavirus tracking app delayed one day from nationwide launch

The countrywide launch of the Dutch coronavirus app (CoronaMelder) has been delayed. It was originally due to be available all across the Netherlands from tomorrow. CoronaMelder has...

Dutch trade union to enforce working from home allowance

Working from home is likely to continue well beyond this summer, so the trade union FNV is putting together a working-from-home labour agreement to protect...

Amsterdam and Rotterdam to end face mask experiment on Monday

For the past few weeks, the municipalities of Amsterdam and Rotterdam ran an experiment, making face masks mandatory in busy areas. They have now decided to...

Faster train journeys to Berlin and Brussels by 2024 (by half an hour, but still)

The NS is planning to speed up the journey times from the Netherlands to Berlin and Brussels by 2024.  For both journeys, running extra trains on...

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