Irish authors are bound for Man Booker

AN Irish, Northern Irish and Clonakilty-based writer are among 22 authors long-listed for the prestigious Man Booker Prize.

Wexford writer Colm Tóibín’s fifth novel, The Master, made the list, as did Belfast-born Ronan Bennett’s Havoc, In Its Third Year.

Author of Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell, who was born in England but lives in West Cork, is favourite to take the £50,000 (€74,224) prize.