diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c769c5f..4f7435f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ find_package(Qt5Widgets REQUIRED)
 
 include_directories(${NSPR_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${NSS_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
-set(SOURCE_FILES main.cpp dns.cpp ui.cpp)
+set(SOURCE_FILES main.cpp dns.cpp ui.cpp irc.cpp)
 add_executable(oksirc ${SOURCE_FILES})
 
 target_link_libraries(oksirc ${NSPR_LIBRARIES} ${NSS_LIBRARIES} Qt5::Widgets)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/irc.cpp b/irc.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c240a79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/irc.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+//
+// Created by onekopaka on 12/8/18.
+//
+
+#include <memory.h>
+#include "irc.h"
+
+irc::irc(PRFileDesc* fileDesc, char* netName, ui* uiInstance) {
+    this->fd = fileDesc;
+    this->netName = strdup(netName);
+    this->uiInst = uiInstance;
+}
+
+void irc::run() {
+    PRPollDesc pollDesc;
+    pollDesc.fd = this->fd;
+    pollDesc.in_flags = PR_POLL_READ | PR_POLL_WRITE | PR_POLL_EXCEPT;
+    pollDesc.out_flags = 0;
+
+    PRInt32 result = PR_Poll(&pollDesc, 1, PR_INTERVAL_NO_TIMEOUT);
+    while(result != -1) {
+        if(result > 0) {
+            if(pollDesc.out_flags & PR_POLL_READ) {
+                char* buf = new char[1024];
+                PRInt32 bytesRead = PR_Read(this->fd, buf, 1024);
+                uiInst->mainLog->appendPlainText(buf);
+            }
+        }
+
+        result = PR_Poll(&pollDesc, 1, PR_INTERVAL_NO_TIMEOUT);
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/irc.h b/irc.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8dc9ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/irc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+//
+// Created by onekopaka on 12/8/18.
+//
+
+#ifndef OKSIRC_IRC_H
+#define OKSIRC_IRC_H
+#include <ctime>
+#include <nspr.h>
+#include "ui.h"
+
+
+class irc {
+public:
+    irc(PRFileDesc*, char*, ui*);
+    void run(void);
+
+private:
+    char* netName;
+    time_t lastPing;
+    PRFileDesc* fd;
+    ui* uiInst;
+
+};
+
+
+#endif //OKSIRC_IRC_H
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 02572ae..1d9c95b 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include "dns.h"
 
-
 // NSPR include files
 #include <prerror.h>
 #include <prinit.h>
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@
 
 // Qt-dependent Include Files, should come after NSPR / NSS
 #include "ui.h"
+#include "irc.h"
 
 NSSInitContext *nssContext;
 SECMODModule *builtInRootsMod;
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ void init() {
 	}
 }
 
+void runIrc(void* args) {
+	irc* ircInst = (irc *) args;
+	ircInst->run();
+}
+
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	init();
@@ -105,7 +110,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
 	PRFileDesc *tcpSocket = PR_OpenTCPSocket(PR_AF_INET6);
 	PRFileDesc *model = PR_NewTCPSocket();
-	theAddr.ipv6.port = PR_htons(443);
+	theAddr.ipv6.port = PR_htons(6697);
 	theAddr.raw.family = PR_AF_INET6;
 	PRFileDesc *nssSocket;
 	PRFileDesc *sslModel = SSL_ImportFD(NULL, model);
@@ -175,6 +180,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
 	char netBuf[8192];
 
+	irc *ircInst = new irc(nssSocket, "OKSnet", uiInstance);
+
+	PRThread* ircThread = PR_CreateThread(PR_SYSTEM_THREAD, runIrc, ircInst, PR_PRIORITY_NORMAL, PR_LOCAL_THREAD,
+										  PR_JOINABLE_THREAD, 0);
+
 	// TEMP: Retreiving test file from HTTP daemon w/ TLS
 	// Send the request
 	snprintf(netBuf, sizeof(netBuf), "GET /junk/testfile.txt HTTP/1.0\r\nHost: buyvm.theoks.net\r\nUser-Agent: oksirc-testing\r\n\r\n");
@@ -218,4 +228,5 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	NSS_ShutdownContext(nssContext);
 
 	return qAppRetCode;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
diff --git a/ui.cpp b/ui.cpp
index a483356..ace59fb 100644
--- a/ui.cpp
+++ b/ui.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ui::ui(int argc, char **argv) {
 	this->argv = argv;
 	app = new QApplication(this->argc, this->argv);
 	mainWindow = new QWidget();
-	mainWindow->resize(1280, 720);
+	mainWindow->resize(1600, 900);
 	mainWindow->setWindowTitle("oksirc - early Qt test");
 
 	mainLog = new QPlainTextEdit();