diff --git a/nodes/core/social/91-irc.html b/nodes/core/social/91-irc.html
index 36ce711b9..57aac4b80 100644
--- a/nodes/core/social/91-irc.html
+++ b/nodes/core/social/91-irc.html
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@
 
 <script type="text/x-red" data-template-name="irc in">
     <div class="form-row">
-        <label for="node-input-ircserver"><i class="icon-tasks"></i> IRC Server</label>
+        <label for="node-input-ircserver"><i class="fa fa-globe"></i> IRC Server</label>
         <input type="text" id="node-input-ircserver">
     </div>
     <div class="form-row">
-        <label for="node-input-channel"><i class="icon-tasks"></i> Channel</label>
+        <label for="node-input-channel"><i class="fa fa-random"></i> Channel</label>
         <input type="text" id="node-input-channel" placeholder="#nodered">
     </div>
     <div class="form-row">
-        <label for="node-input-name"><i class="icon-tag"></i> Name</label>
+        <label for="node-input-name"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i> Name</label>
         <input type="text" id="node-input-name" placeholder="Name">
     </div>
     <div class="form-tips">The channel to join must start with a # (as per normal irc rules...)</div>
@@ -114,15 +114,15 @@
 
 <script type="text/x-red" data-template-name="irc out">
     <div class="form-row">
-        <label for="node-input-ircserver"><i class="icon-tasks"></i> IRC Server</label>
+        <label for="node-input-ircserver"><i class="fa fa-globe"></i> IRC Server</label>
         <input type="text" id="node-input-ircserver">
     </div>
     <div class="form-row">
-        <label for="node-input-channel"><i class="icon-tasks"></i> Channel</label>
+        <label for="node-input-channel"><i class="fa fa-random"></i> Channel</label>
         <input type="text" id="node-input-channel" placeholder="#nodered">
     </div>
     <div class="form-row">
-        <label for="node-input-sendObject"><i class="icon-check"></i> Action</label>
+        <label for="node-input-sendObject"><i class="fa fa-arrows"></i> Action</label>
         <select type="text" id="node-input-sendObject" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; width:70%;">
             <option value="pay">Send to channel</option>
             <option value="true">Send to userid in msg.topic as PRIVMSG</option>
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
         </select>
     </div>
     <div class="form-row">
-        <label for="node-input-name"><i class="icon-tag"></i> Name</label>
+        <label for="node-input-name"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i> Name</label>
         <input type="text" id="node-input-name" placeholder="Name">
     </div>
     <div class="form-tips">The channel to join must start with a # (as per normal irc rules...)<br/>
@@ -176,11 +176,11 @@
 
 <script type="text/x-red" data-template-name="irc-server">
     <div class="form-row">
-        <label for="node-config-input-server"><i class="icon-tasks"></i> IRC Server</label>
+        <label for="node-config-input-server"><i class="fa fa-globe"></i> IRC Server</label>
         <input type="text" id="node-config-input-server" placeholder="irc.freenode.net">
     </div>
     <div class="form-row">
-        <label for="node-config-input-nickname"><i class="icon-tasks"></i> Nickname</label>
+        <label for="node-config-input-nickname"><i class="fa fa-user"></i> Nickname</label>
         <input type="text" id="node-config-input-nickname" placeholder="joe123">
     </div>
 </script>
diff --git a/nodes/core/social/91-irc.js b/nodes/core/social/91-irc.js
index 262a233bf..f8986a913 100644
--- a/nodes/core/social/91-irc.js
+++ b/nodes/core/social/91-irc.js
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         this.ircclient.addListener('part', function(channel, who, reason) {
             var msg = { "payload": { "type":"part", "who":who, "channel":channel, "reason":reason } };
             node.send([null,msg]);
-            node.log(who+'has left '+channel+': '+reason);
+            node.log(who+' has left '+channel+': '+reason);
         });
         this.ircclient.addListener('quit', function(nick, reason, channels, message) {
             var msg = { "payload": { "type":"quit", "who":nick, "channel":channels, "reason":reason } };
             node.send([null,msg]);
-            node.log(nick+'has quit '+channels+': '+reason);
+            node.log(nick+' has quit '+channels+': '+reason);
         });
         this.ircclient.addListener('kick', function(channel, who, by, reason) {
             var msg = { "payload": { "type":"kick", "who":who, "channel":channel, "by":by, "reason":reason } };