Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke by phone this evening following yesterday's UK General Election.
A spokesperson for the Taoiseach confirmed that Mr Varadkar offered his congratulations to Mr Johnson after a substantial win for his party.
The leaders "agreed there is now a significant opportunity to restore the Good Friday Agreement institutions, and pledged to work with the Northern Ireland parties to achieve this".
They also discussed how to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the nations and expressed their anticipation of a smooth passage of the Brexit deal.
They also agreed to stay in close contact in the period ahead.
Mr Varadkar had earlier congratulated Mr Johnson on a "formidable personal and political victory" after the Conservative party secured an 80-seat majority in the House of Commons.
The Taoiseach said he was "relieved for my country, and I'm also relieved for the UK: we've really had deadlock and gridlock for two or three years now, and that is now going to pass".
In a speech outside Downing Street this afternoon, Mr Johnson said that while he received an "overwhelming mandate" from the election to "get Brexit done", he wants the country to begin "healing" after a divisive campaign.
He pledged that Britain will leave the EU by January 31 and said the UK "deserves a break from wrangling, a break from politics and a permanent break from talking about Brexit".
