The Dutch women's national football team secured their first World Cup qualifying victory with a 2-1 win over Ireland in Utrecht. Lineth Beerensteyn scored both goals for the Netherlands, including the decisive winner in the 83rd minute.
Activists from Animal Rebellion held a funeral procession in Haarlem to protest the annual culling of 100,000 geese in North Holland. The group delivered a formal letter of complaint to provincial deputy Jelle Beemsterboer at the provincial headquarters to voice their opposition to current wildlife management policies.
Dutch Minister of Social Affairs Hans Vijlbrief announced that the cabinet will present a proposal to bring labor unions and employers back to the negotiating table. This statement follows an ultimatum issued by the unions on Monday.
Cultural organization Podia Heemstede will host an open day at theater De Luifel on Sunday, May 17. The event will feature a talent show and provide a preview of the upcoming theater season.
Dutch cyclist Pieter Weening achieved a double victory at the 2011 Giro d'Italia by winning a stage and claiming the pink jersey. This milestone occurred one day after a silent march was held to honor the memory of Wouter Weylandt, who had tragically passed away during the competition.
A technical malfunction at DigiD on Monday has made it difficult for users to log in via the service's website and mobile application. More than 3,600 reports of the outage have been recorded on the monitoring platform allestoringen.nl.