Held at Sofia's Winter Sport Palace in Bulgaria from 4-11th December 2004.

This was the first European Curling Championships for Ireland since official recognition by the ECF & WCF in 2003 and we entered both a womens & mens team.

Both teams were playing in the B league as this was their first appearance along with many other countries.

The event was well organised and included opening & closing ceromonies with medal presentations and traditional dancing, as well as an enjoyable closing dinner final day.

The ICA National Mens team competing were
* Peter Wilson,
* Robin Gray,
* Peter JD Wilson,
* John Jo Kenny,
* John Furey.
Ireland's men topped their section with eight wins and no defeats to qualify for the semifinals. They defeated the Czech Republic 13-4 in the semifinal to ensure a place in the top flight A league next year. They held recent world champions Finland for most of the final, but lost five shots to a magnificent shot by Finnish skip, Markku Uusipaavalniemi, and never caught up, losing 9-2. Finland went on to defeat Russia in a playoff for a place in the the World championships in British Columbia, and Ireland lost their chance of a place in the Winter Olympics in Torino in 2006. However they received a silver medal and promotion to the A league in 2005 - a fantastic acheivement.

The Irish men’s team included Dublin residents Peter Wilson, a former Scottish Junior and World Junior champion, and Robin Gray (also a former World Junior and European medalist). The other team members (John Jo Kenny, PJD Wilson, and John Furey) live and curl in Scotland but qualify through their Irish fathers, who were born in Belcoo, Derry and Donegal.

Men's Results - Estonia 15-6 Belarus 13-1 Finland 6-3 Austria 10-8 Andorra 15-0 Hungary 9-6 Poland 11-4 Bulgaria 9-7

The ICA National Womens team competing were
* Fiona Turnbull,
* Louise Kerr,
* Jane Paterson,
* Marie O'Kane,
* Kathy Nixon.
The women’s team beat Kazakhstan, Bulgaria and Hungary to earn a place in the semifinal playoffs, and earn fifth place in the B section.

Women's results - Kazakhstan 12-8 Bulgaria 8-6 Holland 4-13 England 8-9 Hungary 8-5

Full results from CurlIT.com