# Holland

All time

# corcán aisig

Useful, or terrible stereotype? This Irish pub has a 'puke bowl'

Not sure this is OK.

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Jan 11th 2014, 4:30 PM

# The Rage

Unfortunate paperboy is VERY ANGRY with his bike

Because it won’t stand up. IT WON’T STAND UP.

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Jan 11th 2014, 9:02 AM

# Netherlands

Amsterdam pays alcoholics in beer to clean streets

Scheme targets anti-social behaviour of groups of alcoholics in main park – but is it successful?

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Nov 23rd 2013, 8:31 PM

# Obligation

Dutch asked to volunteer so ageing relatives get care

Netherlands’ generous welfare state slowly being replaced by “society of participation”.

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Oct 27th 2013, 9:45 AM

# Cheeky

Thief threatens to sue museum because robbery was too easy

Radu Dogaru is among six people on trial for last year’s spectacular three-minute heist from the Kunsthal museum in Rotterdam which stunned the art world.

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Oct 22nd 2013, 9:31 PM

# operation majesty

Bentleys, grenades and drugs in the post --- details of Garda 'Operation Majesty' revealed

To date, €2.5 million in cash, €2.5 million worth of drugs, along with firearms, and luxury cars have been uncovered as part of the operation targetting a Dutch drug gang.

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Sep 13th 2013, 10:01 PM

# Drug tourism

Maastricht cannabis cafés flouting drug tourist ban

Authorities are struggling to enforce new law which bans sale of marijuana to foreigners.

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Jun 8th 2013, 10:30 AM

# European Drug Report

Irish smoke as much marijuana as the Dutch

Irish and Dutch roll together when it comes to Cannabis use.

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May 28th 2013, 1:42 PM

# Netherlands

Queen Beatrix abdicates as son Willem-Alexander becomes king

The abdication of the Netherlands’ queen saw the population of Amsterdam double overnight as King Willem-Alexander became Europe’s youngest monarch

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Apr 30th 2013, 9:30 AM

# dutch master

Happy birthday Johan Cruyff, here are your best goals

The former Ajax and Barcelona star turns 66 today.

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Apr 25th 2013, 3:53 PM

# Review

International football round-up: Spain regain initiative, England slip up, Dutch just perfect

Vicente del Bosque’s side secured a valuable win tonight.

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Mar 26th 2013, 11:31 PM

# Controversy

Memory lane: Roy Keane on when Ireland lost to Austria but passed 'Harry's Challenge'

The former Irish captain recalled the infamous events surrounding the 1995 fixture in his autobiography.

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Mar 26th 2013, 8:00 AM

# morto

Worst in show? 23 dogs who’d rather be anywhere else

There are pictures in here of people putting makeup on dogs.

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Feb 16th 2013, 11:30 AM

# WALLPAPER

Dutch architect to build house with 3D printer

The 12,000 sq ft ‘house’ would take around 18 months to build (and you might even be able to build it on the moon).

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Jan 27th 2013, 12:00 PM

# Religion

Dutch priest to display photos of Church quitters

Many Catholics in the country were shocked by the Pope’s recent call to “fight” gay marriage.

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Jan 9th 2013, 3:42 PM

# wise move?

Pic of the Day: Ruud van Nistelrooy goes to bizarre lengths to cheer patients

We wonder what Rio Ferdinand makes of this?

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Jan 5th 2013, 2:34 PM

# Ballymun

Gardaí identify body of man found in Ballymun apartment

The man has been named as 31-year-old Kamel El Habsati, a Dutch citizen of Moroccan descent.

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Dec 11th 2012, 8:35 PM

# Interview

'I don't think I'd ever felt the emotions I felt on that day' - Kilbane on Keane, Rooney and that famous Holland game

The player’s retirement was announced earlier today.

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Dec 8th 2012, 5:29 PM

# Netherlands

Dutch vote to test EU popularity in tough times

As the nation heads into elections this week, observers are wondering which of the two Netherlands will emerge: the EU guiding light or the harbinger of European disarray.

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Sep 9th 2012, 9:23 AM

# FACEBOOK KILLING

Dutch teen jailed for 'shocking' Facebook killing

A teenage boy has been jailed for stabbing a 15-year-old girl he didn’t know to death – reportedly in exchange for money – over comments she allegedly made on Facebook.

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Sep 3rd 2012, 4:36 PM

# dynamic duo

'Fatman and Robin (van Persie)' - Dutch media reacts to RVP transfer

De Telegraaf laid the blame/credit for this headline at the door of Arsenal supporters

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Aug 16th 2012, 1:44 PM

# second life

6 cool items made from recycled stuff this summer

A cardboard bicycle and a dress you can recycle yourself are just some of the innovations in recycling we’ve seen these past two months alone.

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Aug 2nd 2012, 9:00 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Good morning…here’s nine things to know today.

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Jul 31st 2012, 8:33 AM

# hidden gems

Off the record: 5 sports stories you may have missed this weekend

Michelle Obama hugs the entire, new Dream Team and Sycerika McMahon is studying a South African sensation closely.

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Jul 30th 2012, 1:35 PM

# Oranje

I'm back: Van Gaal takes Netherlands job for a second time

The veteran coach replaces Bert van Marwijk’s after the team’s poor showing at Euro 2012.

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Jul 6th 2012, 8:46 PM

# Review

Euro 2012 talking points: day 10

Miguel Delaney assesses the respective wins for Germany and Portugal earlier this evening.

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Jun 17th 2012, 11:00 PM

AS IT HAPPENED

Euro 2012 Holland v Portugal, Denmark v Germany

We went minute-by-minute, as all four teams went looking for a place in the quarter-finals.

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Jun 17th 2012, 7:21 PM

# Euro2012

Preview: Holland cling to hope as Portugal eye last eight

No team has ever reached the knockout phase at a Euro after losing their first two matches. Can the Dutch beat the odds?

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Jun 17th 2012, 9:02 AM

# not forest boy

'Forest boy' outed as Dutch man who ran away from home

The teenager hit headlines worldwide when he turned up in Germany claiming to have lived in the woods for years.

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Jun 16th 2012, 4:11 PM

# Euro 2012

'Holland will not make the same mistakes again' - Loew fearful of Oranje backlash

The German manager believes the Netherlands’ defeat to Denmark was an aberration.

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Jun 12th 2012, 9:05 AM

# Upset

Euro 2012 talking points: day 2

Miguel Delaney looks back at the opening set of Group B matches.

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Jun 9th 2012, 10:17 PM

AS IT HAPPENED

Holland v Denmark, Euro 2012

The Dutch were in town and began their quest for European glory against ’92 winners Denmark in Kharkiv. Find out how it unfolded.

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Jun 9th 2012, 4:35 PM

# Racism

Dutch master Gullit hopes racism doesn't ruin Euro 2012

Former Holland star Gullit wants UEFA to take a sensible approach to any offences.

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Jun 8th 2012, 5:45 PM

# Euro 2012

Dark horses: Four outsiders who could be worth taking a punt on

Looking beyond Spain, Germany and Holland, where is a winner likely to come from?

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Jun 7th 2012, 3:04 PM

AS IT HAPPENED

Ireland v Holland, European Championships, 18 June 1988

Come with us on a journey through space and time as we go minute-by-minute for this crucial Euro ’88 showdown in Gelsenkirchen. Who knows what will happen this time.

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Jun 5th 2012, 7:35 PM

# Euro 2012

Dutch coach Van Marwijk promises attacking football

The World Cup 2010 finalists will play an offensive style but in a “responsible way”, according to their manager.

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Jun 5th 2012, 2:37 PM

# Cat-copter

Video: Dead cat turned into a helicopter

No, really.

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Jun 4th 2012, 4:41 PM

# Euro 2000

The debate: was Euro 2000 the greatest international tournament ever?

With less than a week to go until the start of the 2012 tournament, Miguel Delaney argues that its predecessor was the highest-quality competition of all time.

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Jun 2nd 2012, 3:02 PM