Irish emigrants returning home to the regional Knock Airport to be with their families for Christmas.
RTÉ News reports on Irish emigrants returning home to Knock Airport to be with their families for Christmas. The majority of the emigrants are employed in Britain where it is becoming difficult to find jobs.
A mother states her anger at the government which has forced the brains of Ireland to emigrate and in some cases to sleep rough in London.
An RTÉ News report broadcast 21 December 1990.
| Title: | Knock Airport at Christmas |
| Clip Duration: | 00:02:06 |
| Material Type: | Video |
| Clip Title: | "Just Dying to See Everybody" |
| Series Title: | RTÉ News |
| Information: | An RTÉ News report broadcast 21 December 1990. |
| Local Keywords: | Knock Airport, Christmas, Emigration, County Mayo, Recession |
| Coverage: | Knock, Mayo, Ireland |
| Genre: | News |
| Topic: | National Holidays, Festivals, Anniversaries, Annual Events |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Contributor(s): | Jim Fahy (Reporter) |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| First Broadcast Channel: | RTÉ One |
| Production Year: | 1990 |
| Country of Production: | IRELAND |
| Original Identifier: | BN90/355 |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Colour: | Colour |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3 |
| Language: | English (eng) |
| Original Language: | English (eng) |
