diff --git a/.github/workflows/irc.yml b/.github/workflows/irc.yml
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-name: "IRC Push Notification"
-on: [pull_request, create]
-
-jobs:
-  test:
-    if: github.repository == 'danmar/cppcheck'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - name: irc pull request
-        uses: rectalogic/notify-irc@v1
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-        with:
-          channel: "#cppcheck"
-          nickname: cppcheck-github-notifier
-          message: |
-            ${{ github.actor }} opened PR ${{ github.event.html_url }}
-      - name: irc tag created
-        uses: rectalogic/notify-irc@v1
-        if: github.event_name == 'create' && github.event.ref_type == 'tag'
-        with:
-          channel: "#cppcheck"
-          nickname: cppcheck-github-notifier
-          message: |
-            ${{ github.actor }} tagged ${{ github.repository }} ${{ github.event.ref }}