Graham Norton took time on his show on Friday night to apologise to Fermoy after a guest in the red chair criticised the Cork town last week.
IrishExaminer.com reports that Fermoy residents were "horrified" by comments made by a guest in the Red Chair segment of The Graham Norton Show on Friday 13 October.
The female audience member said she had lived in Ireland for 20 years.
When asked where, she answered: "Fermoy, Co Cork", describing it as a "horrible, horrible town".
Fermoy's Tidy Towns committee subsequently sought an apology.
IrishExaminer.com reports that on Friday night's show, Bandon man Norton told viewers: "Before we do anything, I must begin with an apology.
"Last week, in the red chair, there was someone who was less than kind about the town of Fermoy.
"Well, suffice to say, the people of Fermoy were not happy - they were quite upset about it! So we'd like to apologise."
The host added that he had defended the east Cork town after the criticism on the night.
"However, on the upside, Fermoy did win the cleanest town in Ireland in 2007 and 2018 so I'd imagine it's still quite clean. Big up to Fermoy," he said.
Norton has a home in Ahakista in west Cork where he spends the summer.
