The annual GCCFI Supreme Cat Show will be held in Dublin on Sunday the 22nd April 2012 in the Ballinteer Community School.  Full details are on the Show Page 

Contact the Show Manager at showmanager@gccfi.com

	GCCFI ROLE
	HISTORY
	COUNCIL STRUCTURE
	AFFILIATED CLUBS
	RULES

The GCCFI (Governing Council of the Cat Fancy of Ireland) was founded in 1968 and is to the Cat Fancy what the Kennel Club is to the Dog World.

	The Council is concerned with the welfare of all cats, both pedigree and non-pedigree.
	The Council grants licences to affiliated clubs to run shows under strict rules of procedure.
	The Council deals, through its Registrar, with the Registration and Transfer of pedigree cats and kittens, the issuing of Certified Pedigrees for cats being exported and the verification of titles claimed as a result of winning Certificates at shows.
	The Council is responsible for the organisation of the Supreme Show which is held annually. Cats must qualify for this show by winning at a Club Championship Show.

The earliest idea of a Cat Fancy in Ireland came with the founding of the Siamese Cat Club in 1953.  Those involved at the time tried unsuccessfully to became affiliated with the GCCF in the UK. The Siamese Cat Club subsequently started a registration system for Siamese cats which they continued until the founding of the GCCFI (Governing Council of the Cat Fancy of Ireland) in 1968.  The registrations were then handed over to the new body, where they expanded in due course to include new breeds as they emerged and were developed. 

The GCCFI formed its own constitution and dealt with the affiliation of clubs and the running of championship shows, as it does to the present day.  It took many years of negotiations before we received recognition from the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF) in the UK.  This enabled our breeders and exhibitors to register their cats in the UK and show them at GCCF shows, and the UK people to register and show their cats at our shows here in Ireland.  This in turn, with mutual agreement, led to cats being able to compete for International Status between the two countries, which is the norm at the present time.

The Council consists of not more than 30 members comprised of Founder Members, Life Members, Elected Members and Club Delegates. The day to day business of the Council is dealt with by the Executive Committee which consists of Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and five others all elected at the AGM and holding office for two years. The AGM is held in June of each year and there should be at least two other general meetings.  Contact details and further information may be found on the Contacts Page

The GCCFI currently has three affiliated Clubs; SABCCI (Siamese and All Breeds Cat Club of Ireland), The Cork Cat Club and the Midland Cat Club - all detailed below in the order in which they were affiliated.

CHAIRMAN:	Tony Forshaw		087 283 3586	tony@sabcci.com
VICE CHAIR:	Karen Sluiters		086 384 3314	karen@sabcci.com
SECRETARY:	Gloria Hehir		(01) 492 2300	gloria@sabcci.com
TREASURER:	Alison Kinsella		087 989 4927	alison@sabcci.com

CHAIRMAN:	Shirley Ward		061 374 533	shirleyward@eircom.net
VICE CHAIR:	Veronica Brooks		056 444 2356	cassiobury1969@gmail.com
SECRETARY:	Caroline Wren		063 86942	hoonikatz@hotmail.com
TREASURER:	Natascia Neretti		021 437 9894	naji@poppylovecork.com

A full copy of the GCCFI Rules (18 pages) is available to view and download here  This is a printable pdf file and will open in a new window.  The Copy Date of this latest version is September 2009.