Well after some googling I just found the solution!!!
The driver “xpad” is blocking lirc.
I created a file /etc/modprobe.d/xpad-blacklist.conf
with just one line:
blacklist xpad
rebooted and now it works perfectly!!
I found the solution here:
http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=33418
Cheers and keep up the good work!