Taoiseach speaks to British Prime Minister

Taoiseach Simon Harris and the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke by phone this afternoon. The Taoiseach thanked the Prime Minister for his good wishes on his appointment, with both acknowledging the depth and breadth of the British Irish relationship and the value they each attach to it.

The Taoiseach and Prime Minister welcomed the restoration of the power-sharing institutions in Northern Ireland in February. They discussed the very positive meeting of the North South Ministerial Council in Armagh earlier this week (Monday, 8 April) and both agreed on the importance of the Irish and British Governments working together to realise the potential of the Good Friday Agreement in full.

The humanitarian crisis situation in Gaza and the war in Ukraine were discussed and the importance of cooperation between the EU, the UK and international partners as they respond to them.