diff --git a/mods/ctf_events/depends.txt b/mods/ctf_events/depends.txt
index c1955ae..bf1f229 100644
--- a/mods/ctf_events/depends.txt
+++ b/mods/ctf_events/depends.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 ctf
 hudkit
+irc?
diff --git a/mods/ctf_events/init.lua b/mods/ctf_events/init.lua
index f789aae..d485493 100644
--- a/mods/ctf_events/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ctf_events/init.lua
@@ -10,6 +10,27 @@ ctf_events = {
 	events = {}
 }
 
+local emoji = {
+	kill_bullet  = ",-",
+	kill_grenade = "o'",
+	kill_sword   = "+--",
+}
+
+local function get_colorcodes(name)
+	if not name then
+		return "", ""
+	end
+	local color = ctf_colors.get_irc_color(name, ctf.player(name))
+	local clear = "\x0F"
+	if color then
+		color = "\x03" .. color
+	else
+		color = ""
+		clear = ""
+	end
+	return color, clear
+end
+
 function ctf_events.post(action, one, two)
 	table.insert(ctf_events.events, 1, {
 		action = action,
@@ -17,6 +38,16 @@ function ctf_events.post(action, one, two)
 		two = two
 	})
 
+	if minetest.global_exists("irc") and emoji[action] then
+		local color1, clear1 = get_colorcodes(one)
+		local color2, clear2 = get_colorcodes(two)
+		local tag1  = one and (color1 .. "_" .. clear1) or ""
+		local tag2  = two and (color2 .. "_" .. clear2) or ""
+		local name1 = one and (tag1 .. one .. tag1) or ""
+		local name2 = two and (tag2 .. two .. tag2) or ""
+		irc.say((name1 .. " " .. emoji[action] .. " " .. name2):trim())
+	end
+
 	while #ctf_events.events > NUM_EVT do
 		table.remove(ctf_events.events, #ctf_events.events)
 	end