Leo Varadkar has insisted Boris Johnson is good craic and “good company”.
The Taoiseach has said that he and the British Prime Minister get along very well, describing the Tory leader as “eccentric” and “witty”.
He said: “He is the guy you see, he’s personable, intelligent, witty. He’s very normal, you can just talk to him about stuff.
"Some politicians can be hard to talk to, he’s not one of those.
“He’s a little bit eccentric, a little bit alternative but that’s how he is.”
And Johnson wasn’t the only politician Varadkar admitted he is pally with, as the Taoiseach name checked the likes of Luxembourg leader Xavier Bettel, Mark Rutte of the Netherlands, and newly re-elected Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau.
“Justin [Trudeau] is sound,” he said.
“There’s a group of us in a similar age group, we’re all in our 40s and in charge of small to medium sized countries and we’ve a lot in common.”
Mr Varadkar added: “Countries with 250 million people and nuclear weapons and the rest, they are kind of in a different league.”
During Friday's interview with Today FM’s Dermot and Dave show, which saw the Taoiseach answer a mix of light hearted and serious questions submitted by the public, the Fine Gael leader admitted Brexit had dragged on for him and went on to liken the UK leaving the EU to a divorce between two parents.
“Every now and then I do have that feeling as to when will this ever end?”
He added: “What we’re doing at the moment is divorce and we’re making sure the kids are looked after, deciding the financial settlement, that kind of thing.
“The next step is how do we [the EU and the UK] get on with each other after we’re divorced, because we’re still going need to have a friendship of some sort.”
The 40-year-old, who likes to keep fit, also revealed that he can bench 100kg of weight in the gym but declined to say how many reps he can do.
When asked if he hoped to have kids one day, he said: “Not at the moment anyway. I wouldn’t be able to at the moment. I’m actually in awe at people who are able to do a busy job and also find the time to bring up a family.”
