diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/notification/irc.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/notification/irc.py
index 86d4edfc74b..2e5cc1da14f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/notification/irc.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/notification/irc.py
@@ -113,22 +113,29 @@ author:
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
-- irc: server=irc.example.net channel="#t1" msg="Hello world"
+- irc:
+    server: irc.example.net
+    channel: "#t1"
+    msg: "Hello world"
 
-- local_action: irc port=6669
-                server="irc.example.net"
-                channel="#t1"
-                msg="All finished at {{ ansible_date_time.iso8601 }}"
-                color=red
-                nick=ansibleIRC
+- local_action:
+    module: irc
+    port: 6669
+    server: "irc.example.net"
+    channel: "#t1"
+    msg: "All finished at {{ ansible_date_time.iso8601 }}"
+    color: red
+    nick: ansibleIRC
 
-- local_action: irc port=6669
-                server="irc.example.net"
-                channel="#t1"
-                nick_to=["nick1", "nick2"]
-                msg="All finished at {{ ansible_date_time.iso8601 }}"
-                color=red
-                nick=ansibleIRC
+- local_action:
+    module: irc
+    port: 6669
+    server: "irc.example.net"
+    channel: "#t1"
+    nick_to: ["nick1", "nick2"]
+    msg: "All finished at {{ ansible_date_time.iso8601 }}"
+    color: red
+    nick: ansibleIRC
 '''
 
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