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Kevin Taylor

Ireland's new orange kit gets mixed reception on social media

Fans are split on the new Republic of Ireland away kit which is being worn by the team for the first time in Luxembourg tonight.

The Boys in Green have only worn orange on a handful of occasions in the past and many supporters associate it with a shock defeat to Macedonia back in 1997.

The jury seems to be out on the new strip and football fans took to social media during the game to rate and slate Ireland's new number.

Taking to Twitter, one fan commented: "The new Ireland away kit is a beauty."

And another said: "Ireland jersey is savage."

While another Ireland supporter chimed in, saying: "That Ireland top is much nicer in full kit than what it looked in pictures. Still not as good as it could be though."

Others weren't so positive in their descriptions of the orange and black kit.

One tweeted: "That Ireland jersey is brutal."

And another Twitter user was far from impressed, asking: "What on earth is that Ireland kit?"

The FAI unveiled the new away kit ahead of the current international window, with Sky sponsoring the women's jersey and the men's jersey sold retailing without a sponsor on the front.

The men's jersey will set buyers back €75 while the female version costs €70.

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