A Fine Gael councillor in Fermoy has welcomed BBC presenter Graham Norton’s apology following negative comments about Cork City on the host’s popular chat show, reports Breaking News.
On a recent edition of the show, a viewer called Joe said he had lived in Fermoy for 20 years, before describing it as a “horrible, horrible town,” reports Breaking News.
Norton apologized to the people of Fermoy on Friday evening.
“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,” Mr Norton said, reports Breaking News.
Mr Norton remarks that he saved the city for Joey, pointing to Fermoy’s Big Pencil, a signpost leading to the former Faber-Castell factory.
Councilor McCarthy, chairman of the town’s local order committee, said they “really” appreciated the apology.
“It was a great boost for us because, as you could imagine, the comments from Zoe the week before really upset us here in Fermoy,” he told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland on Monday, reports Breaking News.
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