I don't like any other client I've tried. Maybe it's just a mental aspect, but nonetheless I like this one.
So then this made me think: if I don't like everything else, maybe I can just learn programming and try to code in the SSL protocol by myself into the client...that'd take a few years for me to learn and perfect the code, but it'd be a good learning experience.
I thought running stunnel would allow me to connect my IRC client with SSL abilities