Film
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.
Overview
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.
Cast
- Monsignor James HoranSelf - Knock Parish Priest
- Charles HaugheySelf - Fianna Fáil (four time) Former Taoiseach
- Pádraig FlynnSelf - Fianna Fáil Minister of State Department of Transport, 1980-81
- Albert ReynoldsSelf - Fianna Fáil Minister for Transport 1979-81
- Jim MitchellSelf - Fine Gael TD Minister for Communications 1984-87
- Jim RyanSelf - Airport Design Consultant
- Michael O'MalleySelf - Mayo County Manager
- Joe MurphySelf - Jaycees International, 1981
