The twelve names for the Mercury Music Prize 2009 has been announced today and the list includes Ireland’s Lisa Hannigan.

The full list is:

Bat For Lashes – Two Suns
Florence and The Machine – Lungs
Friendly Fires – Friendly Fires
The Horrors – Primary Colours
Glasvegas – Glasvegas
The Invisible – The Invisible
Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
La Roux – La Roux
Led Bib – Sensible Shoes
Lisa Hannigan – See Sew
Speech Debelle – Speech Therapy
Sweet Billy Pilgrim – Twice Born Men