diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index a80e075..3cc087a 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -32,3 +32,6 @@
 [submodule "external/solanaceae_toxic_games"]
 	path = external/solanaceae_toxic_games
 	url = https://github.com/Green-Sky/solanaceae_toxic_games.git
+[submodule "external/solanaceae_ircclient"]
+	path = external/solanaceae_ircclient
+	url = https://github.com/Green-Sky/solanaceae_ircclient.git
diff --git a/external/CMakeLists.txt b/external/CMakeLists.txt
index 4abe76d..a18b7cb 100644
--- a/external/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,3 +19,6 @@ add_subdirectory(./solanaceae_zox)
 set(SOLANACEAE_TOXIC_GAMES_BUILD_PLUGINS ON)
 add_subdirectory(./solanaceae_toxic_games)
 
+set(SOLANACEAE_IRCCLIENT_BUILD_PLUGINS ON)
+add_subdirectory(./solanaceae_ircclient)
+
diff --git a/external/solanaceae_ircclient b/external/solanaceae_ircclient
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..5eae907
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/solanaceae_ircclient
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 5eae90751d45dcf27125b03903859645e56fec9b