‘We touch a lot of lives, and with that comes a lot of responsibility’

Interview: Bernard Birkett, West Pharmaceutical Services

Equine and floral painter Nicola Russell dies, aged 51

Artist also specialised in portraits including subjects such as Bill Clinton and Mo Mowlam

M&S expected to report first increase in annual profits in four years

Too early to tell if Marc Bolland’s costly recovery plan finally working

Report shows strength of Irish art and antiques market

Irish fine art and antiques market worth more than €61 million

Mane frame: equine art in the Year of the Horse

From ancient cave paintings to modern images, the horse and its representation have remained central to art and artists

Irish collector pays €1.7 million for Stubbs painting in London