(A Wing and a Prayer – The Story of Knock Airport)

Content: Directed by John Blackman, "A Wing and a Prayer – The Story of Knock Airport" follows the efforts to construct an international airport at Knock in County Mayo during the early 1980s. Originating from a 1981 RTÉ News report, the film charts Monsignor James Horan’s campaign to build a full-length runway in a remote, rural location, documenting the political resistance, changing governments, and repeated setbacks that accompanied the project before the airport’s opening in 1986.

Countries:

Ireland

Genres:

Documentary,

History,

TV Movie

Runtime:

52 minutes

Year:

1986

Directors:

John Blackman

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Production companies:

RTÉ

Actors:

Self - Knock Parish Priest

Self - Fianna Fáil (four time) Former Taoiseach

Self - Fianna Fáil Minister of State Department of Transport, 1980-81

Self - Fianna Fáil Minister for Transport 1979-81

Self - Fine Gael TD Minister for Communications 1984-87

Crews:

Writer

Presenter

Director

Producer

Production Assistant