You are correct, we haven't had an active IRC community for some time.
If you look for Hyperic IRC plugin then
You can try https://github.com/gregwalters/irc-plugin
*** It is not officially supported by VMware.
No, I am not looking for a plugin, but an IRC channel where I can ask questions / talk to other Hyperic users in real time or close to real time.
You are correct, we haven't had an active IRC community for some time.