LEO Varadkar has joined his deputy Simon Coveney in dismissing reports that Theresa May "loathes" the Taoiseach.
The claim was made in the Mail On Sunday, which said that the two leaders do not speak directly about Brexit due to their "chilly" relationship.
But Mr Coveney told RTÉ the report was "absolute nonsense".
"Every time the Taoiseach and prime minister are at the same council meeting, they meet and talk," he said.
"They have a good, professional relationship. I have a strong relationship with David Lidington. We talk on the phone regularly."
The Taoiseach was similarly dismissive of the reports when quizzed yesterday.
Saying the claim was untrue, he said: "I'm not sure where that particular claim comes from - I see the same source claims communications between London and Dublin has been outsourced to the deputy prime minister and Tánaiste, and that's patently not true."
:: A headline in yesterday's paper wrongly suggested that Sinn Féin would actively campaign for a second referendum. The party has asked us to point out that while in the event of a fresh referendum it would campaign actively to remain in the EU, Sinn Féin believes a second referendum is unnecessary.
