Events from the year 1932 in Ireland. Incumbents Governor-General: James McNeill (until 1 November) Domhnall Ua Buachalla (from 27 November) President of the Executive Council: W. T. Cosgrave (CnaG) (until 9 March) Éamon de Valera (FF) (from 9 March) Events 6 January – sale of the pro-Fianna Fáil Derry Journal in Donegal is briefly prohibited. 29 January – Dáil Éireann is dissolved by the Governor-General, James McNeill, bringing ten years of Cumann na nGaedheal rule to an end. 16 February – 1932 Irish general election, results in formation of the first Fianna Fáil government under Éamon de Valera. March – meteorological observatory moved from Valentia Island to Westwood House near Cahirciveen. 8 March – members of the new Fianna Fáil government meet with members of the Labour Party to discuss unemployment, housing, the Oath and other issues. 9 March – Members of the 7th Dáil assemble. 10 March – one of the first actions of the new Fianna Fáil government is the release of 23 political prisoners. 18 March – the new government suspends the Public Safety Act, lifting the prohibition on a number of organisations including the Irish Republican Army. As a reaction to renewed IRA activity, former National Army Commandant Ned Cronin founds the Army Comrades Association, known as the Blueshirts. 31 March – Dublin Corporation is considering removing Nelson's Pillar from O'Connell Street, Dublin on the grounds that it is an obstruction to traffic. 19 May – the Constitution (Removal of Oath) Bill is passed in Dáil Éireann. 21 May – Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, lands just outside Derry having taken 14 hours to cross the ocean. 9 June – Éamon de Valera and some members of his government leave for discussions with the British Government concerning the Ottawa Conference. 14 June – the first pictures of the atom-splitting apparatus are released. The machine was constructed by Dr. John Cockcroft and Dr. Ernest Walton of Trinity College Dublin. 21 June – ocean liners carrying thousands of pilgrims from the United States, Lapland and the Netherlands arrive in Irish ports for the Eucharistic Congress. 22 June – the 31st International Eucharistic Congress opens in Dublin Pro-Cathedral, the greatest gathering of Church dignitaries that Ireland has ever seen. The "Blue Hussars", the ceremonial Mounted Escort of the Irish Army, make their first public appearance as a guard of honour for the Papal