diff --git a/src/protocols/irc/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/irc/CMakeLists.txt
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rename from src/protocols/irc/CMakeLists.txt
rename to src/plugins/irc/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/src/protocols/irc/Makefile.am b/src/plugins/irc/Makefile.am
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rename from src/protocols/irc/Makefile.am
rename to src/plugins/irc/Makefile.am
diff --git a/src/protocols/irc/irc-channel.c b/src/plugins/irc/irc-channel.c
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rename from src/protocols/irc/irc-channel.c
rename to src/plugins/irc/irc-channel.c
diff --git a/src/protocols/irc/irc-commands.c b/src/plugins/irc/irc-commands.c
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rename from src/protocols/irc/irc-commands.c
rename to src/plugins/irc/irc-commands.c
diff --git a/src/protocols/irc/irc-dcc.c b/src/plugins/irc/irc-dcc.c
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rename from src/protocols/irc/irc-dcc.c
rename to src/plugins/irc/irc-dcc.c
diff --git a/src/protocols/irc/irc-display.c b/src/plugins/irc/irc-display.c
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rename from src/protocols/irc/irc-display.c
rename to src/plugins/irc/irc-display.c
diff --git a/src/protocols/irc/irc-ignore.c b/src/plugins/irc/irc-ignore.c
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rename from src/protocols/irc/irc-ignore.c
rename to src/plugins/irc/irc-ignore.c
diff --git a/src/protocols/irc/irc-mode.c b/src/plugins/irc/irc-mode.c
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rename from src/protocols/irc/irc-mode.c
rename to src/plugins/irc/irc-mode.c
diff --git a/src/protocols/irc/irc-nick.c b/src/plugins/irc/irc-nick.c
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rename from src/protocols/irc/irc-nick.c
rename to src/plugins/irc/irc-nick.c
diff --git a/src/protocols/irc/irc-recv.c b/src/plugins/irc/irc-recv.c
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rename from src/protocols/irc/irc-recv.c
rename to src/plugins/irc/irc-recv.c
diff --git a/src/protocols/irc/irc-send.c b/src/plugins/irc/irc-send.c
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rename from src/protocols/irc/irc-send.c
rename to src/plugins/irc/irc-send.c
diff --git a/src/protocols/irc/irc-server.c b/src/plugins/irc/irc-server.c
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rename from src/protocols/irc/irc-server.c
rename to src/plugins/irc/irc-server.c
diff --git a/src/protocols/irc/irc.h b/src/plugins/irc/irc.h
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rename from src/protocols/irc/irc.h
rename to src/plugins/irc/irc.h