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The establishment of ‘Knock Airport’ (as it was known at the time) was the brain child of Monsignor James Horan in the 1980’s, at a time of widespread economic stagnation and mass emigration from the West of Ireland. Monsignor James Horan, Parish Priest of Knock, and a group of key supporters had the extraordinary vision to build an international airport, which to many seemed unrealistic and unattainable.
The project was the subject of much public debate and media attention. The building of the airport is a remarkable story of one man’s and a region’s pursuit of a dream and the steadfast determination to keep going until the project was achieved. Ireland West Airport is the people’s airport as it is a monument to a communities determination to turn its fortune in time of economic hardship.
A wonderful facility to have in the west of Ireland.
*NEW* Flights from Ireland West to London Heathrow
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Ireland West Airport Knock, Ireland