A Wing and a Prayer – The Story of Knock Airport
1986, English. Directed by John Blackman.
We're building an 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.
- Runtime
- 0h 52m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- John BlackmanDirector
- 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
- Paddy O'TooleSelf - Fine Gael TD, Mayo East 1977-87
- Barry DesmondSelf - Labour TD, Minister of State Department of Finance 1981-82
- Frank McCulloghSelf - Airport Action Committee
- Morley SaferSelf - CBS '60 Minutes' Reporter
Details
- Released
- 16 September 1986
- Country
- Ireland
- Written by
- Jim Fahy
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A Wing and a Prayer – The Story of Knock Airport isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 September 1986. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Wing and a Prayer – The Story of Knock Airport?
A Wing and a Prayer – The Story of Knock Airport (1986) was directed by John Blackman and stars Monsignor James Horan, Charles Haughey, Pádraig Flynn.