Julian Assange has revealed that a number of Irish politicians have entered the Ecuadorian embassy in London to meet him.

The Wikileaks founder has been holed up inside the building for two years after being granted asylum by Ecuador.

He is now involved in a number of legal battles against a Swedish extradition warrant - which was granted on foot of complaints of sexual assault.

The founder and editor in chief of the whistleblower website has accused the internet search giant Google of pushing a US agenda on its users.

Mr Assange spoke to Newstalk's Sean Moncrieff earlier today about his new book, When Google Met WikiLeaks.

The novel presents the story of a meeting between Mr Assange and the chairman of Google, Eric Schmidt.

It contains extensive new material, written by Mr Assange specifically for this book - providing the best available summary of his vision for the future of the internet.

Mr Assange told Moncrieff: "Eric Schmidt in his book stated that they believe it should be the State that pre-clears information from whistleblowing sites before going to the public."

"Google is presenting itself as if it was a liberal accepting playful organisation."

He reamins in the Ecuadorian embassy in London after being granted asylum in 2012. However he told a press conference last month that he will leave 'soon'.

Speaking exclusively to Newstalk, Mr Assange says some Irish politicians expressed their support for him.

Mr Assange also says Google is working very closely with the US government.

He also says the US has tried - unsuccessfully - to shut the Wikileaks website down.

And on his leaving the Ecuadorian embassy in London, he had this to say.

Listen to the full interview here: