 Gaeltacht or Irish @-@ speaking areas are still seeing a decline in the language . The main Gaeltacht areas are down the west of the country , in Donegal , Mayo , Galway and Kerry with smaller Gaeltacht areas near Dungarvan in Waterford , Navan , in Meath , and the Shaw 's Road in Belfast . Irish language is a compulsory subject in the state education system in the Republic , and the Gaelscoil movement has seen many Irish medium schools established in both jurisdictions . 
 Gaeltacht or Irish @-@ speaking areas are still seeing a decline in the language . The main Gaeltacht areas are down the west of the country , in Donegal , Mayo , Galway and Kerry with smaller Gaeltacht areas near Dungarvan in Waterford , Navan , in Meath , and the Shaw <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>Road in Belfast . Irish language <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>is</mark></a>a compulsory subject in the state education system in the Republic , and the Gaelscoil movement <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>has</mark></a> seen many Irish medium schools established in both jurisdictions . 
Gaeltacht or Irish @-@ speakin areas r still seein a decline in the language . da main Gaeltacht areas arrown tdawest of thdaountry , in Donegal , Mayo , Galway and Kerry wid smaller Gaeltacht areas near Dungarvan in Waterford , Navan , in Meath , and thedaaw  Road in Belfast . Irish language a compulsory subject in the state education system in the Republic , and the dalscoil movement done seen many Irish medium schools established in both jurisdictions .