Kerry actress Jessie Buckley features on Mercury Prize shortlist

The Killarney native's album For All Our Days That Tear The Heart with Bernard Butler is up for the prestigious award

Jessie Buckley and Bernard Butler attending the announcement of the shortlist for 2022 Mercury Music Prize. Picture: Ian West/PA Wire

Oscar-nominated actress Jessie Buckley has received a Mercury prize nomination for her album For All Our Days That Tear The Heart with Bernard Butler.

Buckley, who recently won an Olivier award for best actress following her role as Sally Bowles in Cabaret, will perform at All Together Now festival in Waterford this Sunday.