
A Wing and a Prayer – The Story of Knock Airport
A Wing and a Prayer – The Story of Knock Airport
A Wing and a Prayer – The Story of Knock Airport at Fmovies. 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.
- Genre: Documentary, History, TV Movie
- Country: Ireland
- Director: John Blackman
- Cast: Monsignor James Horan, Charles Haughey, Pádraig Flynn, Albert Reynolds, Jim Mitchell, Jim Ryan, Michael O'Malley, Joe Murphy, Paddy O'Toole, Barry Desmond, Frank McCullogh, Morley Safer, Mary Donoghue, Maurice Buckby, Danny Higgins, Sister,













