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Cast
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Monsignor James Horan | As: Self - Knock Parish Priest |
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Charles Haughey | As: Self - Fianna Fáil (four time) Former Taoiseach |
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Pádraig Flynn | As: Self - Fianna Fáil Minister of State Department of Transport, 1980-81 |
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Albert Reynolds | As: Self - Fianna Fáil Minister for Transport 1979-81 |
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Jim Mitchell | As: Self - Fine Gael TD Minister for Communications 1984-87 |
Storyline
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.
| Tagline: | We're building an airport! |
| Certification: | Unknown |
Cast
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Monsignor James Horan |
Self - Knock Parish Priest |
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Charles Haughey |
Self - Fianna Fáil (four time) Former Taoiseach |
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Pádraig Flynn |
Self - Fianna Fáil Minister of State Department of Transport, 1980-81 |
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Albert Reynolds |
Self - Fianna Fáil Minister for Transport 1979-81 |
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Jim Mitchell |
Self - Fine Gael TD Minister for Communications 1984-87 |
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Jim Ryan |
Self - Airport Design Consultant |
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Michael O'Malley |
Self - Mayo County Manager |
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Joe Murphy |
Self - Jaycees International, 1981 |
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Paddy O'Toole |
Self - Fine Gael TD, Mayo East 1977-87 |
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Barry Desmond |
Self - Labour TD, Minister of State Department of Finance 1981-82 |
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Frank McCullogh |
Self - Airport Action Committee |
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Morley Safer |
Self - CBS '60 Minutes' Reporter |
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Mary Donoghue |
Self - Airport Fundraising Volunteer |
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Maurice Buckby |
Self - Airport Director, British Airports International |
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Danny Higgins |
Self - Managing Director, Celtic Air |
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Sister |
Self - Nun |
Directed By
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John Blackman |
Director |
Writing Credits
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Jim Fahy |
Writer |
Production Crew
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John Blackman |
Producer |
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Seán Ó Méalóid |
Production Assistant |
Edited By
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Ian Potter |
Editor |
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Arthur Keating |
Editor |
Costume and Makeup
Sound
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Des Byrne |
Sound |
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Tony Finnegan |
Sound |
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Alan Seavers |
Sound |
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Bob Bell |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Visual Effects
Camera
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Cedric Culliton |
Camera Operator |
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Tony Curnane |
Camera Operator |
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Colm O'Byrne |
Camera Operator |
Lighting
Art Department
Other Crew
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Jim Fahy |
Presenter |
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