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

Top 10 Billed Cast

Monsignor James Horan
Monsignor James Horan

Self - Knock Parish Priest

Charles Haughey
Charles Haughey

Self - Fianna Fáil (four time) Former Taoiseach

Pádraig Flynn
Pádraig Flynn

Self - Fianna Fáil Minister of State Department of Transport, 1980-81

Albert Reynolds
Albert Reynolds

Self - Fianna Fáil Minister for Transport 1979-81

Jim Mitchell
Jim Mitchell

Self - Fine Gael TD Minister for Communications 1984-87

Jim Ryan
Jim Ryan

Self - Airport Design Consultant

Michael O'Malley
Michael O'Malley

Self - Mayo County Manager

Joe Murphy
Joe Murphy

Self - Jaycees International, 1981

Paddy O'Toole
Paddy O'Toole

Self - Fine Gael TD, Mayo East 1977-87

Barry Desmond
Barry Desmond

Self - Labour TD, Minister of State Department of Finance 1981-82

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