Lost of people do speak Irish, many as their first language. English is far more widely spoke in Ireland, but it is wrong to say that Irish is not spoken any more. For reasons that it is not so...
Everyone in Ireland has to learn Irish as part of the school curriculum. (Unless you move to Ireland after you are 10 years old) Most people learn it at school and very rarely use it again.
But...
Irish and English are Ireland's two official languages. English is the most commonly spoken. Some Irish people would have knowledge of other languages, but wouldn't necessarily use them very often,...