Flying high at 40: ‘It’s the best airport in the world. It’s a different kind of vibe’

There is a gentle but unmistakable tone of incredulity to the question posed by RTÉ’s Jim Fahy. It is an overcast day on an isolated, barren hilltop in rural east Mayo. Heavy-duty machinery carrying tonnes of rubble whirrs past, as Fahy asks: “Monsignor Horan, what exactly is going on here?”