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+**The upstream project `slack-irc` by Martin Ek is no longer maintained.**
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+This fork is been  maintained by Adam Horden @adamhorden :nerd_face:.
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 # slack-irc [![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/ekmartin/slack-irc](https://badges.gitter.im/Join%20Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/ekmartin/slack-irc?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge) [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/ekmartin/slack-irc.svg?branch=travis)](https://travis-ci.org/ekmartin/slack-irc) [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/ekmartin/slack-irc/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/ekmartin/slack-irc?branch=master)
 
 > Connects Slack and IRC channels by sending messages back and forth. Read more [here](https://ekmartin.com/2015/slack-irc).