Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill has been full of jokes and witty quips in recent press conferences, but one joke he made on Thursday may have been a little misguided. 

Ahead of Friday's friendly with Switzerland at the Aviva Stadium, O'Neill was asked whether players' wives and girlfriends would be welcome to attend Euro 2016 with the team.

He said: "Well, it depends on how good-looking the girls are. If they are really attractive, they're very, very welcome. The uglier ones, I'm afraid not."

It is clear that O'Neill was speaking in jest, but his attempted humour has not been well-received in all quarters:  

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