Senator Fidelma Healy Eames was one of many well wishers who tweeted Health Minister Leo Varadkar today – however her odd choice of hashtag caught the attention of Twitter users.

Minister Varadkar this morning came out as gay during a radio interview.

The Senator tweeted him: “#Leo Varadkar has shown a lot of courage to come out. I wish him luck. #sexualorientation”

However Twitter users were quick to pick up on her unusual hashtag of ‘#sexualorientation’.

#Leo Varadkar has shown a lot of courage to come out. I wish him luck. #sexualorientation — Fidelma Healy Eames (@senhealyeames) January 18, 2015

It soon became a trend on the social media site, as users tweeted random statements along with the hashtag.

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