No, I don't. Mobile phones are immensely more capable than computers 30 years ago, but IRC doesn't handle transient connections well. When your phone goes to sleep the connection drops. Sometimes when you change cell towers the connection drops. Modern users expect a slack-/discord-like "always in the channel" experience, with push notifications, which IRC does not provide.
Modern users expect multi-device sync. If I'm signed into discord or slack on my PC and on my phone, I get push notifications in both places, even if my PC is off.
Leaving my IRC client running, even with irssi-relay or similar, is not a solution.
I like IRC too, but it's become obsolete because it failed to adapt to the expectations of modern users.
> ... doesn't handle transient connections ...
Oh, so it's almost like phone computers can't maintain a connection and have bad networking. Specifically they have problems with TCP because it requires maintaining state and that uses the radio frequently and keeps the computer running which drains their tiny energy storage. But also because phone's UIs are so limited both by screen space and input that only one application really runs at once and background ones are gimped and disconnected.
You are agreeing with me but don't realize it.
I'd love to be equally snide and rude in response but I seem to get a lot of moderator attention so I won't.
A quick search brought up:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5147321IRC is still used, and some communities have switched to XMPP.