The owners of Abbeyshrule airstrip in County Longford have decided to spend£3.5 million extending and developing the property and they are hoping to convince Ireland's airlines to start scheduled services from there.

Report shows a small aircraft taking off from Abbeyshrule airstrip.

Aerial view of the airstrip.

Interview with Ted McGoey, Managing Director Abbeyshrule Airport, on the venture.

Airplane cockpit.

Aerial views of the landscape around the airstrip.

The reporter is Gerry Reynolds.

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