XMPP has a concept of transports, that are gateways to other networks. Gateways exists for MSN, ICQ, AIM and IRC. And to answer your question, taka a look at

XMPP has a concept of transports, that are gateways to other networks. Gateways exists for MSN, ICQ, AIM and IRC. And to answer your question, taka a look at http://xmpppy.sourceforge.net/irc/ http://xmpppy.sourceforge.net/irc/