The National Centre Party was a political party in the Irish Free State founded in late 1932 the party was initially know as the National Farmers and Ratepayers League. Its most prominent members were Frank MacDermott the leader of the party and James Dillon, who was the son of the last leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party, John Dillon. In the 1933 General Election the party won eleven seats - this election occured only one month after the founding of the party. The Irish Free State (Irish: Saorstát Éireann) was (1922–1937) the name of the state comprising the 26 of Irelands 32 counties which were separated from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under the Irish Free State Agreement (or Anglo-Irish Treaty) signed by British and... 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on Friday. ... James Dillon (26 September 1902 - 10 February 1986) was an Irish politician and leader of Fine Gael from 1959 to 1965. ... In 1882 Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, formed the Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP), replacing the Home Rule League, as a parliamentary party with strict rules. ... John Dillon (September 4, 1851 - August 4, 1927) was an Irish nationalist politician. ...

The National Centre Party merged with Cumann na nGaedheal and the Army Comrades Association to form Fine Gael, the current main Irish opposition party, in Sept 1933. MacDermott and a small number of party members found the merger unacceptable, some of whom stood in future elections as Independents, with MacDermott deciding to join Fianna Fáil and later resigning from politics at the 1937 General Election. Cumann na nGaedheal (League of the Gaels) was an Irish language name given to two Irish political parties. ... The Army Comrades Association (ACA), better known by its nickname The Blueshirts, was an Irish organisation set up by former police commissioner and army General Eoin ODuffy in the 1930s. ... Fine Gael (IPA , though often mispronounced (approximate English translation: Family of the Irish) is the second largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ...