is there a current irc for construct 2?
Did you try a search for irc in the forum search? There's one that has been in use for a while.
irc.esper.net will not load it says
This webpage is not available
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Try a different irc client then. One that works is in the search results. A Google search also gives a link in the first page of results.
wait so any irc client can connect to it?
Pretty sure. The mibbit web client seems to work well.