Ribeye;
I'm not sure what the deal with lightirc that you're talking about, it's having problems communicating with the Flash handler.
Use Mibbit instead, link is below:
The link for your room is: http://widget02.mibbit.com/?settings=734f87f1a24cada2647cc19e3902b238&server=irc.koach.com&channel=%23koachsworkshop
We'll be looking forward to seeing you