diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fcfbe10..86855ea 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ A [Matrix](https://matrix.org) chat bot.
 |Snap|`(?i)^snap:$`|checks the current build date of OpenBSD snapshots.|
 |Source|`(?i)where is your (source\|code)`|Tell people where they can find more information about myself.|
 |Thanks|`(?i)^thank you\|thank you$\|^thanks\|thanks$\|^ty\|ty$`|Bots should be respectful. Respond to thanks.|
+|Homestead|`(?i)^home:\|^homestead:\s?(\w+)?$`|Display weather information for the Homestead|
 |Toki|`(?i)^(toki[\?]?):? (.+)$`|Toki Pona dictionary|
 |Version|`(?i)version$`|Show a bit of information about what we are.|
 |Wb|`(?i)^welcome back\|welcome back$\|^wb\|wb$`|Respond to welcome back messages.|
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 62a810f..f408b90 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210326220855-61e056675ecf
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210326220804-49726bf1d181 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210317153231-de623e64d2a6
+	gopkg.in/irc.v3 v3.1.4
 	suah.dev/protect v1.0.0
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 863702c..e41f5b2 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 github.com/caneroj1/stemmer v0.0.0-20170128035808-c9f2ce1504d5 h1:KrgIOxLMw9OvGiPOX1WlxUOZzhJ6NvslCVEMb3SrIXQ=
 github.com/caneroj1/stemmer v0.0.0-20170128035808-c9f2ce1504d5/go.mod h1:FX8SGAdUYnFYgGoy+xeGdnVIEq/ITKM7iMewnmng4Y4=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0 h1:ZDRjVQ15GmhC3fiQ8ni8+OwkZQO4DARzQgrnXU1Liz8=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/gomarkdown/markdown v0.0.0-20210208175418-bda154fe17d8 h1:nWU6p08f1VgIalT6iZyqXi4o5cZsz4X6qa87nusfcsc=
 github.com/gomarkdown/markdown v0.0.0-20210208175418-bda154fe17d8/go.mod h1:aii0r/K0ZnHv7G0KF7xy1v0A7s2Ljrb5byB7MO5p6TU=
 github.com/matrix-org/gomatrix v0.0.0-20210324163249-be2af5ef2e16 h1:ZtO5uywdd5dLDCud4r0r55eP4j9FuUNpl60Gmntcop4=
 github.com/matrix-org/gomatrix v0.0.0-20210324163249-be2af5ef2e16/go.mod h1:/gBX06Kw0exX1HrwmoBibFA98yBk/jxKpGVeyQbff+s=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.4.0 h1:2E4SXV/wtOkTonXsotYi4li6zVWxYlZuYNCXe9XRJyk=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.4.0/go.mod h1:j7eGeouHqKxXV5pUuKE4zz7dFj8WfuZ+81PSLYec5m4=
 golang.org/dl v0.0.0-20190829154251-82a15e2f2ead/go.mod h1:IUMfjQLJQd4UTqG1Z90tenwKoCX93Gn3MAQJMOSBsDQ=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210322153248-0c34fe9e7dc2 h1:It14KIkyBFYkHkwZ7k45minvA9aorojkyjGk9KJ5B/w=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210322153248-0c34fe9e7dc2/go.mod h1:T9bdIzuCu7OtxOm1hfPfRQxPLYneinmdGuTeoZ9dtd4=
@@ -20,5 +27,12 @@ golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210317153231-de623e64d2a6 h1:EC6+IGYTjPpRfv9a2b/6Puw0
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210317153231-de623e64d2a6/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
+gopkg.in/irc.v3 v3.1.4 h1:DYGMRFbtseXEh+NadmMUFzMraqyuUj4I3iWYFEzDZPc=
+gopkg.in/irc.v3 v3.1.4/go.mod h1:shO2gz8+PVeS+4E6GAny88Z0YVVQSxQghdrMVGQsR9s=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.2/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.8 h1:obN1ZagJSUGI0Ek/LBmuj4SNLPfIny3KsKFopxRdj10=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.8/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
 suah.dev/protect v1.0.0 h1:X8pzDvDIZIiugmkmr6DES6JFO1XUdJWi34Ffmk6CMZY=
 suah.dev/protect v1.0.0/go.mod h1:ZSgyBM30JUwhVPWJzVHh0jlu5W6Qz1VR6tIhAzqJZ9Y=
diff --git a/irc.go b/irc.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e74fc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/irc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"strings"
+
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v3"
+	"suah.dev/mcchunkie/plugins"
+)
+
+func ircConnect(store *FStore, plugins *plugins.Plugins) error {
+	var ircServer, _ = store.Get("irc_server")
+	var ircPort, _ = store.Get("irc_port")
+	var ircNick, _ = store.Get("irc_nick")
+	var ircPass, _ = store.Get("irc_pass")
+	var ircRooms, _ = store.Get("irc_rooms")
+	//var toRE = regexp.MustCompile(`^:(\w+)\s`)
+
+	if ircServer != "" {
+
+		log.Printf("IRC: connecting to %q\n", ircServer)
+
+		dialStr := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", ircServer, ircPort)
+		conn, err := tls.Dial("tcp", dialStr, &tls.Config{
+			ServerName: ircServer,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		config := irc.ClientConfig{
+			Nick: ircNick,
+			Pass: ircPass,
+			User: ircNick,
+			Name: "McChunkie",
+			Handler: irc.HandlerFunc(func(c *irc.Client, m *irc.Message) {
+				switch m.Command {
+				case "001":
+					for _, r := range strings.Split(ircRooms, ",") {
+						c.Write(fmt.Sprintf("JOIN %s", r))
+					}
+				case "PRIVMSG":
+					msg := m.Trailing()
+					from := m.Prefix.Name
+					to := m.Params[0]
+
+					if from == c.CurrentNick() {
+						// Ignore messages from ourselves
+						return
+					}
+
+					resp := ""
+					for _, p := range *plugins {
+						if p.Match(c.CurrentNick(), msg) {
+							p.SetStore(store)
+
+							resp = p.Process(from, msg)
+						}
+					}
+
+					if !c.FromChannel(m) {
+						// in a private chat
+						to = from
+
+					}
+
+					log.Printf("IRC: sending: %q to %q\n", resp, to)
+
+					c.WriteMessage(&irc.Message{
+						Command: "PRIVMSG",
+						Params: []string{
+							to,
+							resp,
+						},
+					})
+				}
+			}),
+		}
+
+		client := irc.NewClient(conn, config)
+		err = client.Run()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalln(err)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b95b853..492d4de 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func main() {
 		go func() { log.Println(s.Serve(lis)) }()
 	}
 
-	cli, err := gomatrix.NewClient(
+	matrixCLI, err := gomatrix.NewClient(
 		server,
 		"",
 		"",
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func main() {
 		}
 		fmt.Println()
 
-		resp, err := cli.Login(&gomatrix.ReqLogin{
+		resp, err := matrixCLI.Login(&gomatrix.ReqLogin{
 			Type:     "m.login.password",
 			User:     username,
 			Password: password,
@@ -169,11 +169,11 @@ func main() {
 
 	shortName = plugins.NameRE.ReplaceAllString(username, "$1")
 
-	cli.SetCredentials(userID, accessToken)
-	cli.Store = store
+	matrixCLI.SetCredentials(userID, accessToken)
+	matrixCLI.Store = store
 	syncer := gomatrix.NewDefaultSyncer(username, store)
-	cli.Client = http.DefaultClient
-	cli.Syncer = syncer
+	matrixCLI.Client = http.DefaultClient
+	matrixCLI.Syncer = syncer
 
 	syncer.OnEventType("m.room.member", func(ev *gomatrix.Event) {
 		if ev.Sender == username {
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func main() {
 		case botOwner:
 			if ev.Content["membership"] == "invite" {
 				log.Printf("Joining %s (invite from %s)\n", ev.RoomID, ev.Sender)
-				if _, err := cli.JoinRoom(ev.RoomID, "", nil); err != nil {
+				if _, err := matrixCLI.JoinRoom(ev.RoomID, "", nil); err != nil {
 					log.Fatalln(err)
 				}
 				return
@@ -192,13 +192,24 @@ func main() {
 	})
 
 	go func() {
-		gotListen(store, cli)
+		gotListen(store, matrixCLI)
 	}()
 
 	go func() {
 		smsListen(store, &plugins.Plugs)
 	}()
 
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			err := ircConnect(store, &plugins.Plugs)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Println(err)
+			}
+			log.Println("IRC: reconnecting in 60 seconds")
+			time.Sleep(time.Second * 60)
+		}
+	}()
+
 	go func() {
 		for {
 			errataCount := 0
@@ -229,7 +240,7 @@ func main() {
 							break
 						}
 						for _, room := range strings.Split(alertRooms, ",") {
-							err = plugins.SendMDNotice(cli, room, PrintErrataMD(&erratum))
+							err = plugins.SendMDNotice(matrixCLI, room, PrintErrataMD(&erratum))
 							if err != nil {
 								fmt.Println(err)
 							}
@@ -265,7 +276,7 @@ func main() {
 					val := kvRE.ReplaceAllString(mp, "$2")
 					store.Set(key, val)
 					log.Printf("Setting %q to %q", key, val)
-					err := plugins.SendMD(cli, ev.RoomID, fmt.Sprintf("Set **%q** = *%q*", key, val))
+					err := plugins.SendMD(matrixCLI, ev.RoomID, fmt.Sprintf("Set **%q** = *%q*", key, val))
 					if err != nil {
 						log.Println(err)
 					}
@@ -300,7 +311,7 @@ func main() {
 						p.SetStore(store)
 
 						start := time.Now()
-						err := p.RespondText(cli, ev, username, post)
+						err := p.RespondText(matrixCLI, ev, username, post)
 						if err != nil {
 							fmt.Println(err)
 						}
@@ -313,7 +324,7 @@ func main() {
 			}
 		}
 		if len(helps) > 0 {
-			err := plugins.SendMD(cli, ev.RoomID, strings.Join(helps, "\n"))
+			err := plugins.SendMD(matrixCLI, ev.RoomID, strings.Join(helps, "\n"))
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Println(err)
 			}
@@ -322,13 +333,13 @@ func main() {
 
 	if avatar != "" {
 		log.Printf("Setting avatar to: '%s'", avatar)
-		rmu, err := cli.UploadLink(avatar)
+		rmu, err := matrixCLI.UploadLink(avatar)
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Println(err)
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 
-		err = cli.SetAvatarURL(rmu.ContentURI)
+		err = matrixCLI.SetAvatarURL(rmu.ContentURI)
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Println(err)
 			os.Exit(1)
@@ -338,7 +349,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	for {
 		log.Println("syncing..")
-		if err := cli.Sync(); err != nil {
+		if err := matrixCLI.Sync(); err != nil {
 			fmt.Println("Sync() returned ", err)
 		}
 
diff --git a/plugins/version.go b/plugins/version.go
index 8f7f858..1fdda38 100644
--- a/plugins/version.go
+++ b/plugins/version.go
@@ -10,11 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 var version string
 
-const response = `
-**%s** running on: **%s**
-
-Built with Go: **%s**
-`
+const response = `**%s** running on: **%s**. Built with Go: **%s**.`
 
 // Version responds to hi messages
 type Version struct {
@@ -37,6 +33,7 @@ func (v *Version) Match(user, msg string) bool {
 	return re.MatchString(msg) && ToMe(user, msg)
 }
 
+// Process does the heavy lifting
 func (v *Version) Process(_, _ string) string {
 	if version == "" {
 		version = "unknown version"