Ireland’s advertising watchdog has spanked betting operator Paddy Power for its campaign involving refugees trying to reach the UK.

In July, the Paddsters drove a semi-trailer truck to the French port of Calais, where camps have sprung up to accommodate the hordes of migrants fleeing conflict zones in search of a better life, leading to a fierce debate in the UK as to how to keep them out.

The truck’s sides were painted Paddy green and featured photos of sports stars Andy Murray (born in Scotland), Raheem Sterling (Jamaica), Mo Farah (Somalia), Manu Tuilagi (Samoa) and Eoin Morgan (Ireland), while the accompanying text proclaimed: “Immigrants, jump in the back! (but only if you’re good at sport)”

The Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI) received complaints accusing the ad of being in poor taste, offensive, racist, “making a joke out of human tragedy” and potentially inflaming negative attitudes toward immigrants.