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Irish J1 student doesn't recognise Taoiseach and asks him if he's Irish

Irish J1 student doesn't recognise Taoiseach and asks him if he's Irish

An Irish J1 student was left mortified when she failed to recognise the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and asked him if he was Irish.

Emma Kelly is a Dublin student working for the summer as a waitress in a restaurant in Chicago.

She had no idea that the casually dressed man in shorts who came in for dinner was in fact the newly elected Irish Taoiseach.

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However, the Taoiseach was happy to pose for a photo with Emma and a friend when she realised her mistake.

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It is understood the Taoiseach is on a break in Chicago visiting his partner who is working over there.

Leo seemed to enjoy his dinner at Emma's restaurant as he tweeted her afterwards to thank her for the food and service.

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