Heather Slevin

Heather is a Dublin native, addicted to catching the Luas, the Irish version of a tram, for one stop, and well used to the constant rain and shine. Seeking to swap one concrete city for another (with a few more canals and a friendlier attitude to cyclists) here she is with the Dutch Review! As a Creative Writing student, she can usually be found sweating over the complicated formatting of her latest poem or deep inside the pages of a book, and loves writing, writing, writing.

The Netherlands will now offer up to €75,000 for people who can’t afford to buy a home

Finally, a win for first-time home buyers; the Netherlands may soon offer a subsidy of up to €75,000 to help middle-income earners.  The subsidy, referred...

Doei OV-chipkaart! By the end of 2022, you can check in using your bank card

If you’ve ever lived in the Netherlands, you’ll be familiar with this feeling; rushing up to the train, digging through your wallet to get...

Twelve Dutch IS women (and their 28 kids) brought from Syria back to the Netherlands

Twelve IS women, and their 28 children, are due to be brought back to the Netherlands, in order to be tried and arrested upon...

Hold on to your hats: the Netherlands announces a code yellow for strong winds

It looks like the bad weather has only just begun, as strong gusts of wind are expected along the Dutch coast, in the Wadden...

Girl with the Pearl Earring vandalised by climate protesters

‘Girl with the Pearl Earring’ is now the third culprit of attacks by climate change protestors, joining Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ and Monet’s ‘Les Meules’.  The...

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