'A Wing and a Prayer' - The Story of Knock Airport

'A Wing and a Prayer' - The Story of Knock Airport

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.

  • Released:
  • Runtime: 52 minutes
  • Genre: History, TV Movie
  • Stars: Morley Safer, The Nun, Barry Desmond, Maurice Buckby, Frank McCullogh, Mary Donoghue, Paddy O'Toole, Mary Donohue, Danny Higgins, Sister
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