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Try Dragon’s Blood for youthful skin MAINTAINING our youthful looks for as long as possible is a top beauty priority for many women and almost every beauty brand includes an anti-aging product or two. It seems we are willing to apply almost anything to our skin in the name of that youthful glow - from plant oils, to acids, and now even the blood of the dragon. That’s right. It looks like blood and comes from a living thing, although not a mythical creature. Dragon’s blood is the resin from the rattan palm tree, or Daemonorops Draco, which grows in Southeast Asia. When the bark is sliced, the sap drips out and looks very much like blood. This ingredient has a long history of use in the East as a topical treatment, digestive aid, fever reducer, incense, and dye. Dragon’s blood contains natural anti-inammatory and antibacterial qualities, making it suitable for use in skincare. The ingredient also has a pleasant earthy smell which works well in soaps and lotions. It is becoming more popular among creators of anti-aging skincare for its antioxidant and skin protective effects. If you want to hop on the latest trend since snake serum and try a little blood of the dragon for yourself, you might have your work cut out for you. Most brands boasting about dragon’s blood are using it in name only. However, last week I was lucky enough to ďŹ nd a product that is pure Dragon’s Blood. Dragon’s blood resin is now available for purchase at Dragonsblood.ie for anyone in search of the next skin miracle. It costs â‚Ź15 for 30ml. - EMER KELLY

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Kildare Hedge Maze

The Lady in the Van

Leinster’s largest hedge maze is a fabulous attraction located just outside Prosperous in the North Kildare countryside. The maze provides a challenging and exciting day out with good old fashioned fun for families at an affordable price. Out in the fresh air, this is a great place for families to enjoy a day together. The hedge maze was established in the late 1990s and opened to the public in 2000. In 2012, it undertook a major-development programme, adding a range of great new attractions. Visit www.thekildaremaze. com for details.

The Lady in the Van is a 2015 British comedy-drama directed by Nicholas Hytner, written by Alan Bennett, and starring Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings. Smith is excellent as the homeless woman who parked her camper van in Alan Bennett’s garden for 15 years. Unshowy to a fault, Hytner delivers a fine, moving comedy of English manners between a writer and his eccentric tenant, which slowly deepens into an exploration of human bonds.

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Car dealer of the week

Paul Byrne Car Sales Paul Byrne Car Sales is Leinster’s leading independent used car supermarket based in Timolin, Co Kildare. They have been serving the Leinster area for over 25 years and are located between Naas & Carlow just off the M9 at exit 3. They have a wide range of cars, commercials and 4x4s, with over 100 vehicles in stock that are all serviced and NCT prepared. They offer a 1 year warranty on most vehicles and can also arrange motor finance. Visit www.pbcs.ie

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K&K Windows K&K Windows has the southeast covered. The Irish-owned company has been letting in the light on thousands of beautiful homes for over 20 years and strives to keep customers 100% satisfied. All of their products are made at a state-of-the-art factory in Craanford, just outside Gorey in Wexford, and they are one of Ireland’s largest fabricators and installers of uPVC & Aluminium products for both residential and commercial products. Visit kkwindows.ie for more.

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Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens The seventh studio album from American singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens, Carrie & Lowell was inspired by the 2012 death of his mother, Carrie, and Stevens’ childhood family trips to Oregon. Returning to his folk roots, at every turn Stevens unfolds the fists of self-pity into upturned palms of generosity. Carrie & Lowell is a delight in every way and one of the artist’s best productions to date.

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EA Sports UFC 2 EA SPORTS UFC 2 delivers five brand new game modes and a revamped Career Mode which introduces the option to create female fighters for the first time in a UFC game, and a new Title Chase system for Online Championships. No matter what kind of fighter you are, there’s a mode to match your style of play. Finish the fight with devastating knockouts in the all-new KO Mode, create and customise a team of champions in UFC Ultimate Team, or craft your dream fight card in the Custom Event Creator.

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Movie of the week

Erin Cabs

The Witch

Erin Cabs is Carlow’s only Freephone Taxi Company. They provide a 24 hour, 7 days a week taxi service around Carlow and beyond. There are a range of taxis available from four-seater saloons to eight-seater wheelchair accessible vehicles. They are also able to provide baby seats. If you are travelling to or from the airport, ferry ports, sightseeing, doctors or hospital visits, Erin Cabs will provide a good reliable service.

One for the horror fans - with no special effects and very little gore, this indie flick has managed to score rave reviews and is leaving audiences terrified. In 1630 New England, panic and despair envelops a farmer, his wife and four of their children when youngest son Samuel suddenly vanishes. The family blames Thomasin, the oldest daughter who was watching the boy at the time of his disappearance. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, Thomasin is suspected of witchcraft, testing the clan’s faith, loyalty and love to one another.

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Book of the week

The Night Manager by John La Carre Jonathan Pine is the night manager at a luxury hotel. But when an attempt to pass on information to the British authorities - about an international businessman at the hotel with suspicious dealings - backfires terribly, and people close to Pine begin to die, he commits himself to a battle against powerful forces he cannot begin to imagine. John le Carre creates a claustrophobic world in which no one can be trusted.

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App of the week

Guides by Lonely Planet The Guides by Lonely Planet app provides easy access to Lonely Planet’s city guides on your smartphone. There are 37 cities included already, with more set to be added over time, and each includes all the key things you’re likely to want to know, from where to stay and where to eat, to how much each aspect of your trip is likely to cost and what the must-see sights are. Navigation is handled by a slick, picture-rich interface, with everything separated into clearly labelled categories.

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