Use systemd

src/freedombone

   mkdir /var/run/ngircd
   touch /var/run/ngircd/ngircd.pid
   chown -R irc:irc /var/run/ngircd
-  service ngircd start
+  systemctl restart ngircd
 
   # keep the daemon running
   echo '' >> /usr/bin/$WATCHDOG_SCRIPT_NAME
   echo '# keep irc daemon running' >> /usr/bin/$WATCHDOG_SCRIPT_NAME
   echo 'IRC_RUNNING=$(pgrep ngircd > /dev/null && echo Running)' >> /usr/bin/$WATCHDOG_SCRIPT_NAME
   echo 'if [ ! $IRC_RUNNING ]; then' >> /usr/bin/$WATCHDOG_SCRIPT_NAME
-  echo '  service ngircd start' >> /usr/bin/$WATCHDOG_SCRIPT_NAME
+  echo '  systemctl start ngircd' >> /usr/bin/$WATCHDOG_SCRIPT_NAME
   echo '  echo -n $CURRENT_DATE >> $LOGFILE' >> /usr/bin/$WATCHDOG_SCRIPT_NAME
   echo '  echo " IRC daemon restarted" >> $LOGFILE' >> /usr/bin/$WATCHDOG_SCRIPT_NAME
   echo 'fi' >> /usr/bin/$WATCHDOG_SCRIPT_NAME