diff --git a/package/verification-template/build.gradle b/package/verification-template/build.gradle
index b7ee3a62dae1..501a5dd9bd1d 100644
--- a/package/verification-template/build.gradle
+++ b/package/verification-template/build.gradle
@@ -141,6 +141,13 @@ dependencies {
 	thirdParty("org.tomlj:tomlj:1.1.1") {
 		because "resource-packs"
 	}
+	thirdParty("org.kitteh.irc:client-lib:9.0.0") {
+		because "irc"
+	}
+	thirdParty("com.vdurmont:emoji-java:5.1.1") {
+		because "irc"
+		exclude group: 'org.json'
+	}
 }
 
 task verifyCore {
diff --git a/package/verification-template/gradle/verification-metadata.xml b/package/verification-template/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
index 581c79026570..c546a824ccec 100644
--- a/package/verification-template/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
+++ b/package/verification-template/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<verification-metadata xmlns="https://schema.gradle.org/dependency-verification" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="https://schema.gradle.org/dependency-verification https://schema.gradle.org/dependency-verification/dependency-verification-1.1.xsd">
+<verification-metadata xmlns="https://schema.gradle.org/dependency-verification" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="https://schema.gradle.org/dependency-verification https://schema.gradle.org/dependency-verification/dependency-verification-1.3.xsd">
    <configuration>
       <verify-metadata>true</verify-metadata>
       <verify-signatures>false</verify-signatures>
@@ -700,6 +700,14 @@
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          </artifact>
       </component>
+      <component group="com.vdurmont" name="emoji-java" version="5.1.1">
+         <artifact name="emoji-java-5.1.1.jar">
+            <sha256 value="537fae02b7b09de5e47de8f21df20c81af3cd373f369f61e20e00d54827539fb" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+         <artifact name="emoji-java-5.1.1.pom">
+            <sha256 value="aff7b34981312a7591b621542f29e5eea380648fbd74a8e328771b24e3bc6e38" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
       <component group="commons-io" name="commons-io" version="1.3.2">
          <artifact name="commons-io-1.3.2.jar">
             <sha256 value="551c13e49dab32aebdb7a70ec9c2767372e58864ae115ef389582e548cffee38" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
@@ -753,6 +761,91 @@
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          </artifact>
       </component>
+      <component group="io.netty" name="netty-buffer" version="4.1.104.Final">
+         <artifact name="netty-buffer-4.1.104.Final.jar">
+            <sha256 value="1e5361d1371ae75836717a22d0b0fba8393ef3ddb345abd7581c97c37aeac568" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+         <artifact name="netty-buffer-4.1.104.Final.pom">
+            <sha256 value="9cf38fd1f6c61a8c9a2a6e342f74289d26a1123a216511b2d6813f8aed396e78" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
+      <component group="io.netty" name="netty-codec" version="4.1.104.Final">
+         <artifact name="netty-codec-4.1.104.Final.jar">
+            <sha256 value="36d9840e76de66fbf60da20d740b3974a3545b0a4d68a16a7c19ae998f541098" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+         <artifact name="netty-codec-4.1.104.Final.pom">
+            <sha256 value="6c23829e4fcde1aee21283ec9c7ee9238cb09b8fb4e7f3067aaa349b63134041" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
+      <component group="io.netty" name="netty-codec-http" version="4.1.104.Final">
+         <artifact name="netty-codec-http-4.1.104.Final.jar">
+            <sha256 value="8e635413e623f3f1b337524931be620feb0369def735ede338f67db55cf8fc9b" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+         <artifact name="netty-codec-http-4.1.104.Final.pom">
+            <sha256 value="a7de23f077b96a2e733a99b067ae9a3e5819197d9a6aa624a54a81402f9cdcd0" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
+      <component group="io.netty" name="netty-codec-socks" version="4.1.104.Final">
+         <artifact name="netty-codec-socks-4.1.104.Final.jar">
+            <sha256 value="c8fac27f4d78fb3abd627907a5412fbe85fecc0671fa36f9ef7d0d26670caf05" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+         <artifact name="netty-codec-socks-4.1.104.Final.pom">
+            <sha256 value="eb49e26ac18584d0215b8d7cd12428290973beefa9036968a3ff9a300249321e" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
+      <component group="io.netty" name="netty-common" version="4.1.104.Final">
+         <artifact name="netty-common-4.1.104.Final.jar">
+            <sha256 value="b98b35afc0c704039dc636c5531583e3100c65e1c6bbf1b109761324bbedb06a" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+         <artifact name="netty-common-4.1.104.Final.pom">
+            <sha256 value="d13964d6ee347137d4452829deeb47518a7776a05dbb9eadc223539acd4cae85" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
+      <component group="io.netty" name="netty-handler" version="4.1.104.Final">
+         <artifact name="netty-handler-4.1.104.Final.jar">
+            <sha256 value="4c30c26d158fbf6dcebb54f8524e902a0df4fc6157f597af96a27f5459f7d046" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+         <artifact name="netty-handler-4.1.104.Final.pom">
+            <sha256 value="b47da4f0fa8472e39654cb0ae23a3e45675a5bd60ede521dcca1bf9797130776" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
+      <component group="io.netty" name="netty-handler-proxy" version="4.1.104.Final">
+         <artifact name="netty-handler-proxy-4.1.104.Final.jar">
+            <sha256 value="a61bbbbe33c116a278b1e5baa567c6b5d6bd77814360870093bf6e51c12c6157" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+         <artifact name="netty-handler-proxy-4.1.104.Final.pom">
+            <sha256 value="7b6a5edf7f94554c89b5745086245f980900205c9736d34e38885a48558216ad" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
+      <component group="io.netty" name="netty-parent" version="4.1.104.Final">
+         <artifact name="netty-parent-4.1.104.Final.pom">
+            <sha256 value="b5a9dd807789196916778004e3038b608b913a0c24c4fff16472247f23687008" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
+      <component group="io.netty" name="netty-resolver" version="4.1.104.Final">
+         <artifact name="netty-resolver-4.1.104.Final.jar">
+            <sha256 value="7d1cf459a1094cdefdae457686118d9dcc00d96b0ad1cea798483a43ffca1064" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+         <artifact name="netty-resolver-4.1.104.Final.pom">
+            <sha256 value="1841933c88220e6c1b947cddfc34ea9d4815cfde45efc03335c034661f2fa303" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
+      <component group="io.netty" name="netty-transport" version="4.1.104.Final">
+         <artifact name="netty-transport-4.1.104.Final.jar">
+            <sha256 value="28fd78156e8908146e66d247985aa5018a4bce9503c5b3d883481448b23270d3" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+         <artifact name="netty-transport-4.1.104.Final.pom">
+            <sha256 value="6fc8e60ffffc7ce8d0758e9d7f4fefab39c3cf311bcd24b6e932dd7d8a3bc121" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
+      <component group="io.netty" name="netty-transport-native-unix-common" version="4.1.104.Final">
+         <artifact name="netty-transport-native-unix-common-4.1.104.Final.jar">
+            <sha256 value="c12f39c8f12a6ba64078caf75fd97a7fbd05643001f424e8b84829b35d402f4e" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+         <artifact name="netty-transport-native-unix-common-4.1.104.Final.pom">
+            <sha256 value="14b72f8be075a442f9fee5ceddc2bfb78b6db7c930ef667ed4532cecda70300c" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
       <component group="io.opencensus" name="opencensus-api" version="0.31.1">
          <artifact name="opencensus-api-0.31.1.jar">
             <sha256 value="f1474d47f4b6b001558ad27b952e35eda5cc7146788877fc52938c6eba24b382" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
@@ -809,6 +902,14 @@
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          </artifact>
       </component>
+      <component group="net.engio" name="mbassador" version="1.3.1">
+         <artifact name="mbassador-1.3.1.jar">
+            <sha256 value="281837da768fbd5038a9bda543c69ed86f7a12598a1bacfef8968e57917b1417" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+         <artifact name="mbassador-1.3.1.pom">
+            <sha256 value="0fae3f2d377fddcba269a62b24a7028dfab0bd8b0140e92315f79fdf89aaf9ee" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
       <component group="net.java.dev.jna" name="jna" version="5.9.0">
          <artifact name="jna-5.9.0.jar">
             <sha256 value="eafcc780b445434d3c5ae7fa2fb6665de1a7560d537d2c408a8e80cd14d27161" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
@@ -1156,6 +1257,14 @@
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          </artifact>
       </component>
+      <component group="org.kitteh.irc" name="client-lib" version="9.0.0">
+         <artifact name="client-lib-9.0.0.jar">
+            <sha256 value="8682fbbc671e74191f70b3e2034b4e36d9817023586567c8573bc38db113589f" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+         <artifact name="client-lib-9.0.0.pom">
+            <sha256 value="b4302cef3f193dfd9310c8f5e7de127866c1a93345ba8beaadaddd67759be4dc" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
       <component group="org.lwjgl" name="lwjgl" version="3.3.1">
          <artifact name="lwjgl-3.3.1-natives-linux.jar">
             <sha256 value="22ef2afa31a1740a337ec9c6806c6b8d97e931a63e2c43270cbaf14fb3f6fc4e" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
diff --git a/plugins/irc b/plugins/irc
index 5368d8d572c6..b0cf0761f9cd 100644
--- a/plugins/irc
+++ b/plugins/irc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 repository=https://github.com/ryanwohara/irc-plugin.git
-commit=6d90a4386ab0ec8bd14681a7f87981c8ab065b3c
-warning=This plugin will connect you to a third-party Internet Relay Chat server. Your IP will be shared with the IRC administration.
+commit=e542b8df75c02b0bb73bba69e91eab8d422e7af2
+warning=This plugin submits your IP address and applicable IRC messages to a third-party server not controlled by the RuneLite developers.
 authors=ryanwohara
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