Fair City is an Irish television soap opera first broadcast on RTÉ One in 1989. The following is a list of characters who currently appear in the programme and a list of former characters, listed in order of first appearance. Some characters have been recast since their first appearance.
Character | Actor | Character duration |
---|---|---|
Paul Brennan [1] | Tony Tormey | 1989–present |
Hughie Phelan [2] | Joe Hanley | 1990–1997, 2008, 2014–present |
Dolores Molloy [3] | Martina Stanley | 1992–present |
Kira Cassidy [4] | Carla Young | 1995–2004, 2008–2009 |
Lynseyann Mulvey | 2022–present | |
Leo Dowling [5] | Dave Duffy | 1996–present |
Dean Dowling | Aidan Kelly | 1996–1998 |
Michael Sheehan | 2008–2013, 2015–present | |
Damien Halpin [6] | Maclean Burke | 1998–present |
Renee Phelan [7] | Úna Crawford O'Brien | 1998–2009, 2012, 2014–present |
Carol Foley [8] | Aisling O'Neill | 1999–present |
Orla Kirwan [9] | Sorcha Furlong | 2000–present |
Ray O'Connell [10] | Mick Nolan | 2001–present |
Sean Cassidy | Andrew Duane | 2002, 2007 |
Ryan Andrews | 2008–present | |
Mondo O'Connell [11] [12] | George McMahon | 2002–2005, 2008–2009, 2013–present |
Juliet O'Connell | Uncredited | 2003–2004, 2008–2009 |
Laoise Murphy | 2014–2015 | |
Ella Barton | 2017–present | |
Bob Charles [13] | Bryan Murray | 2005–present |
Doug Ferguson [14] | Wesley Doyle | 2007–present |
Pete Ferguson [15] | Enda Oates | 2007–present |
Patrick "Cass" Cassidy | Eamon Morrissey | 2009–present |
Ruth Brennan [16] | Kacey Wallace | 2010–present |
Tommy Dillon [17] | Geoff Minogue | 2010–present |
Jack Gleeson [18] | Ryan Keogh | 2011–present |
Sasha "Sash" Bishop [19] | Stephanie Kelly | 2011–2012, 2015–2021, 2023–present |
Charleigh Bailey [20] | 2021 | |
Zoe Allen | Lauren Kinsella | 2011–2017, 2022–2023 |
Connie Doona | 2023–present | |
Junior Molloy [21] | Uncredited | 2014–2015 |
Charlie Duffy | 2016–present | |
Hayley Collins [22] | Rebecca Grimes | 2015–present |
Nikki Duff | Kiara Noonan | 2015–2017, 2024–present |
Nora Keogh [23] | Ruth Hegarty | 2016–present |
Melanie Ryan | Nyree Yergainharsian | 2016–present |
Alex Petrosian [24] | Adam Karim | 2017–present |
Anto Collins [25] | Paul Ronan | 2018–present |
Sharon Collins [26] | Neili Conroy | 2018–present |
Erica Allen | Roxanna Nic Liam | 2018–present |
Mairead Casey | Amy Kirwan | 2018–present |
John "Bosco" Walsh | Rory Cowan | 2019–present |
Liam Plunkett | Aidan Kelly | 2020, 2024–present |
Phelim Drew | 2020–2021 | |
Anna MacShane | Colleen Keogh | 2021–present |
James Rafferty | Matthew O'Brien | 2021–present |
Joan Howley | Noni Stapleton | 2022–present |
Con Rafferty | Liam Carney | 2022–present |
Nora Ferguson | Poppy Dixon Hollywood | 2022–present |
Maxine Stapleton | Elaine Purdue | 2022–present |
Gareth Boyle | Shane Quigley Murphy | 2022–present |
Georgie Dennis | Shaun Dunne | 2023–present |
Jacinta Boyle | Deirdre Donnelly | 2023–present |
Gwen Connolly | Emily Lamey | 2023–present |
Babs Mullen | Ali Fox | 2023–present |
Ruby Mullen | Rachel Wren | 2023–present |
Jess Mullen | Ciana Howlin | 2023–2024 |
Aoife Bawle | 2024–present | |
Greg Kiely | Shane McCarthy | 2023–present |
Fergal Boyle | Craig Connolly | 2023–present |
Victor Mullen | Mark Asante | 2023–present |
Stephen "Steo" Nash | Gerard Jordan | 2023–present |
Taylor Kiely | Leon Durkin | 2023–present |
Emma Rafferty | Tara Flynn | 2024–present |
The following characters departed Carrigstown.
Character | Actor | Character duration | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Dearbhla Dillon | Kerrie O'Sullivan | 2010–2012 | |
Maria Oxley Boardman | 2018–2024 | Moved to New York for a new job | |
Mark Halpin | Ryan O'Shaughnessy | 2001–2010 | |
Cal Kenealy | 2010–2011, 2018, 2022, 2024 | Left following his sister Laura's funeral | |
Bela Doyle | Jim Bartley | 1990–2023 | Departed off-screen after the actor retired |
Jane Black | Rachel Pilkington | 2013–2023 | Departed off-screen |
Dermot Fahey | Seamus Power | 1997–2007, 2022–2023 | Left for a new job after being released from prison for killing Cian Howley. |
Isaac "Zak" Dillon | Kevin Joyce | 2010–2012 | |
Peter Corboy | 2019 | ||
Stephen O'Leary | 2021–2024 | Fled to Spain to avoid being arrested for kidnapping Carol Foley. | |
John Deegan | Tommy O'Neill | 2001–2023 | Departed off-screen due to the actor's health troubles |
Jon McCarthy | Paul McQuaid | 2022–2023 | Went on a World tour with his band. |
Lee Collins [27] | Dave Kelly | 2018–2021 | Moved to London after the death of Will Casey. |
Darragh Collins | Ben Condron | 2018–2021 | |
Mikey Moen | Brian Quinn | 2021 | |
Cristiano San Martin | Rodrigo Ternevoy | 2017–2022 | Moved to Brussels with his boyfriend Patrick. |
Laura Halpin | Ruth Gilligan | 2001–2005 | |
Liana O'Cleirigh | 2011–2022 | Moved away from Carrigstown for a fresh start and was later murdered. | |
Wayne Molloy | Stephen Swift | 1999, 2005, 2008 | |
Victor Burke | 1992–1997, 2009–2019 | Departed offscreen after splitting from wife Orla Kirwan | |
Farrah Phelan | Fiona Glascott | 1998–1999 | |
Sinead Keenan | 1999 | ||
Denise McCormack | 2001–2003 | ||
Caroline Harvey | 2014–2019 | ||
Emmett Fitzgerald | Colin O'Donoghue | 2005 | |
Barry O'Hanlon | Patrick David Nolan | 1989–2011, 2019–2020 | Locked up in jail in 2011 |
Suzanne Halpin | Sarah Flood | 1989–2013 | |
Yvonne Doyle | Alex MacDowall | 1991–1998 | |
Ciara O'Callaghan | 1998–2004, 2008–2014 | Leaves Carrigstown for a fresh start after being raped. | |
Heather Daly [28] | Úna Kavanagh | 2003–2009, 2014–2019, 2021 | Moved to Brazil. |
Eleanor Daly [29] | Uncredited | 2005 | |
Susie Power | 2008–2009, 2015–2021 | ||
Anthony Brady [30] | Ciaran Reilly | 2002–2009 | Moved to Cork to accept a job as a publisher. |
Adam Bermingham [31] | Alan McMahon | 2007–2008 | Moved to Manchester to continue his studies. |
Xavier "Zumo" Bishop [32] | Patrick Fitzpatrick | 2007–2013, 2016 | Left with his mother and sister after his father was murdered. He returned briefly in 2016 for Decco's wedding. |
Connie Boylan [33] | Lisa Harding | 2009–2010 | Moved back to Australia to care for her father, Ronan. |
Russell Brown [34] | Conor Delaney | 2011 | Moved to the United States with his partner Ingrid and her children Clara and Joey. |
Caitriona Cassidy [35] | Louise Meade | 1999–2014 | Moved to Manchester to stay with her sister Kira. |
Patricia Collins [36] | Bairbre Ní Chaoimh | ????–2010 | Moved to Mullingar, County Westmeath, with severe liver damage from alcohol abuse. |
Jennifer Conway [37] | Karen Ardiff | ????–2010 | Applied for a job transfer to Galway, her home county. |
Kay Costello [38] | Sheila McWade | 1989–2008 | Moved to Limerick to find employment there. |
Malachy Costello [39] | Gerard Byrne | 1996–2009 | Moved out of Ireland, with his partner Lara and her daughter Jane. |
Ursula Cruise [40] | Anna Manahan | 2004–2009 | Moved to live in England with her son, Enda. |
Robert Daly [41] | Sam Peter Corry | 2009–2012 | Moved to Belfast to accept a job as a lecturer. |
Terry Deegan [42] | Julie Hale | 2001–2007 | Moved to Dublin to look after her elderly parents. |
T. J. "Tony Jr" Deegan [42] | Ian Kenny | 2006–2007 | Moved to Dublin with his mother, Terry, to look after his grandparents. |
Troy Dowling [43] | Andrew Macklin | 2008–2009, 2017, 2020 | Moved to Benidorm to accept a job as a DJ. He returned for two weeks in March 2017 to visit his family. |
Jimmy Doyle [44] | David Mitchell | 1991–2008 | Emigrated to Australia after his mother, Rita, was placed in a nursing home. |
Geraldine Fahey [45] | Carmel Stephens | 2002–2009 | Moved out of Ireland after becoming impoverished. |
Ali Foley [46] | Doreen Corrigan | 2005–2009, 2020 | Moved to Leeds to live with her partner Colm Joyce and her son Lorcan Foley, Jr. |
Lorcan Foley, Jr [47] | Kyle Finnerty | 2007–2010 | Moved to Leeds to live with his mother Ali Foley and her boyfriend Colm Joyce. |
Sylvester Garrigan [48] | Frank O'Sullivan | 2005–2006 | He is assumed to be in prison. |
Felix Jones [49] | Yare Jegbefume | 2009–2010 | Returned to South Africa to become a patron for a local charity. |
Kylie Kavanagh [50] | Vicky Burke | 2004–2009 | Moved to live with her mother Siobhan in Spain after being dumped. |
Bernie Kelly [51] | Mary McNamara | 1989–2009 | Moved to Canada with relatives after the death of her mother, Mags. |
Fionnula Murphy | 2023 | ||
Gloria Leahy [52] | Meagan Keogh | ????–???? | Left Ireland searching for her real father, confused over his identity. |
Avi Bar Lev [53] | Asaf B. Goldfrid | 2009–2011 | Abandoned business partnership with Pete and fled to London. |
James "Ringo" Leyden [54] | Keith Duffy [55] | 2008–2009 | Moved to Sierra Leone to become involved in work for a charity. |
Seamus McAleer [56] | Vinnie McCabe | 2005–2008 | Left Ireland to stay with daughter Lauren in Spain after Bill murdered Annette. |
Philip McGuckian [57] | Joe Taylor | ????–???? | Fled after being unable to pay back a loan taken from a loanshark. |
Tracey McGuigan [58] | Hilda Fay | 2001–2008 | Fled to Manchester after a dispute with a gangster. |
Robin McKenna [59] | Orlaith Rafter | 2001–2009 | Moved to accept a job in Cork, offered by her ex-boyfriend Lennie. |
Paschal Mulvey [44] | Brendan Cauldwell | 1996–2005 | Left to go live with his girlfriend Lily abroad. |
Lara Newman [60] | Eilis O'Donnell | 2009 | Moved out of Ireland, leaving with her daughter Jane and Malachy. |
Cliodhna Norris [61] | Aisling Bea | 2009 | Followed her boyfriend Ringo to Sierra Leone. |
Una Norris [62] | Sandra Curran | 2007–2009 | Moved to Sierra Leone, recovering from the devastation caused by her brother Turlough's death. |
Shelly O'Connor [44] | Hilary Reynolds | 1999, 2000, 2004 | Left Carrigstown. |
Baz O'Reilly [63] | Pat Ainscough | 2004 | Followed his female companion to a hideout in Surrey. |
David Osbourne [64] | Mat Fraser | 2010–2011 | Left to accept a job in Limerick alongside his brother. |
Duncan Stonehouse [65] | Nathan Gordon | ????–2010 | Left Ireland and enlisted with the Army in London. |
Aoife Stringer [66] | Laoisha O'Callaghan | ????–???? | Moved to Manchester to continue with her studies. |
Judith Dillon [67] | Catherine Byrne | 2010–2014 | Moved to Munich. |
Neasa Dillon [68] | Aobhin Garrihy | 2010–2013 | |
Caoimhe Dillon [69] | Aoibheann McCaul | 2010–2018, 2019 | Moved to Munich. |
Harmony Collins | Eleanor O'Brien | 2018 | |
Aaron White | Ethan Dodd | 2018–2020 | |
Samantha "Sam" Bishop | Mia Rongavilla | 2018–2020 | Moved to Spain with her father, Decco. |
Character | Actor | Year | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Kerri-Ann Bishop | Jenny Dixon | 2013–2018 | Stabbed by Aoife O'Neill after she murdered her daughter, Karen. |
Paddy Bishop [70] | Andrew M. Connolly | 2013 | Stabbed by his daughter Charlotte after a struggle in the house. |
Gina Cassidy [71] | Deirdre Lawless | 2007 | Was killed by Barry O'Hanlon on her wedding day outside the church on Ray's motorbike. |
Luke Dillon | Liam Heffernan | 2012–2013 | Killed when he was trapped under a slab of concrete while trying to rescue his brother from a fire in Leo's factory. |
Lana Dowling [44] | Tatiana Ouliankina | 2003–2007 | Kidnapped from her own home, and then murdered. |
Helen Doyle [44] | Kira Carroll | 1989–1998 | Died in hospital after a car accident. |
Rita Doyle [44] | Jean Costello | 1989–2008, 2010 | Died of natural causes after her daughter Yvonne granted her wish not to be resuscitated. |
Eunice Dunstan [72] | Joan O'Hara | 1994–2007 | Died of natural causes after the actress died. |
Lorcan Foley, Snr [73] | Killian O'Sullivan | 1999–2006 | Shot dead by Rory after a vicious struggle. |
Mike Gleeson [44] | Seamus Moran | 1996–2008 | Electrocuted by a number of rogue loose electrical wires in a substation. |
Marty Halpin [44] | Paul Lee | 2002–2003 | Killed himself after he murdered his wife Tess Halpin. |
Tess Halpin [44] | Sabina Brennan | 2001–2003 | Murdered by husband Marty. She was a victim of domestic abuse and ultimately strangled by her husband, who went on to kill himself. She is survived by sons Damian and Mark and daughter Laura. |
Dominic Kavanagh [74] | Joe Gallagher | 2005–2008 | Died alone in London after embarking on a drink and drugs binge in regret of the awful treatment of his partner and daughter. |
Charlie Kelly [75] | Tom Jordan | 1989–2019 | Charlie died off screen in Canada in his sleep. |
Mags Kelly [51] | Joan Brosnan Walsh | 1989–2009 | Died in Canada after a natural disaster. |
Tony Kelly [42] | Darragh Kelly | 1989–1997 | Killed by a London criminal (Reg) who he owed money to. It was the first on-screen murder in the show. |
Billy Meehan [73] | Stuart Dunne | 2000–2001 | Battered to death with a golf club by Lorcan. |
Harry Molloy [44] | Paul Raynor | 1990–2005 | Missing, assumed dead. |
Jessica Molloy [76] | Victoria O'Connor | 2003–2005 | Drug overdose on an ecstasy tablet that had been lost under the family home's suede couch after a night of babysitting went awry. |
Lorraine Molloy [44] | Maeve McGrath | 1991–2000 | Killed in a hurricane on her honeymoon. |
Angela O'Connell [77] | Anne Kent | 2005–2009, 2016 | Ran away, after being exposed as a thief, returns for 3 months in 2016 but died of heart attack in December. |
Sarah O'Leary [78] | Gemma Doorly | 2001–2011 | Killed by Barry in a freak accident. |
Karen O'Neil | Kate Gilmore | 2016–2018 | Stabbed By Kerri-Ann Bishop. |
Christy Phelan [44] | Tom Hopkins | 1998–2014 | Collapsed from a couch and died from a heart attack months after suffering a stroke. |
Floyd Phelan [44] | Simon Keogh | 1998–2008 | Died from cancer. |
Robbie Quinn | Karl Shiels [79] | 2014–2019 | Robbie died off screen as actor Karl Shiels had died unexpectedly. |
Bill Taylor [80] | Jonathan Ryan | 2009 | Died through injuries sustained in a fire while murdering his wife. |
Gabriel Udenze | George Seremba | 2005–2006 | Burned to death in an arson attack on his home. |
Will Casey | John Cronin | 2018–2021 | Killed by Lee Collins. |
Cian Howley | Adam Weafer | 2018–2022 | Stabbed to death by Dermot Fahy with a chubb key on a building site. |
The following famous faces have appeared in Fair City. Reg E. Cathey has expressed a wish to appear in Fair City, [81] as has Verity Rushworth. [82]
Character | Year | Status |
---|---|---|
Soulé | 2022 | Appeared as a musical guest in The Station |
Gordon Snell | 2011 | Appeared at Bob's fundraiser |
Maeve Binchy [83] | 2011 | Appeared at Bob's fundraiser |
Joe Duffy | 2010 | Bob talked to him on his Liveline radio programme about getting compensation from Louie |
Larry Gogan [84] | 2008 | Officially opened the community centre |
Shane MacGowan [85] | 2008 | Appeared at a concert held in the city |
Marty Whelan [44] | 2005 | Officially reopened McCoys |
Gay Byrne | 1990 | Appeared as himself when former character Lily Corcoran was featured in audience of The Late Late Show |
Fair City is an Irish television soap opera first broadcast on RTÉ One in 1989. The following is a list of characters who currently appear in the programme and a list of former characters, listed in order of first appearance. Some characters have been recast since their first appearance.
Character | Actor | Character duration |
---|---|---|
Paul Brennan [1] | Tony Tormey | 1989–present |
Hughie Phelan [2] | Joe Hanley | 1990–1997, 2008, 2014–present |
Dolores Molloy [3] | Martina Stanley | 1992–present |
Kira Cassidy [4] | Carla Young | 1995–2004, 2008–2009 |
Lynseyann Mulvey | 2022–present | |
Leo Dowling [5] | Dave Duffy | 1996–present |
Dean Dowling | Aidan Kelly | 1996–1998 |
Michael Sheehan | 2008–2013, 2015–present | |
Damien Halpin [6] | Maclean Burke | 1998–present |
Renee Phelan [7] | Úna Crawford O'Brien | 1998–2009, 2012, 2014–present |
Carol Foley [8] | Aisling O'Neill | 1999–present |
Orla Kirwan [9] | Sorcha Furlong | 2000–present |
Ray O'Connell [10] | Mick Nolan | 2001–present |
Sean Cassidy | Andrew Duane | 2002, 2007 |
Ryan Andrews | 2008–present | |
Mondo O'Connell [11] [12] | George McMahon | 2002–2005, 2008–2009, 2013–present |
Juliet O'Connell | Uncredited | 2003–2004, 2008–2009 |
Laoise Murphy | 2014–2015 | |
Ella Barton | 2017–present | |
Bob Charles [13] | Bryan Murray | 2005–present |
Doug Ferguson [14] | Wesley Doyle | 2007–present |
Pete Ferguson [15] | Enda Oates | 2007–present |
Patrick "Cass" Cassidy | Eamon Morrissey | 2009–present |
Ruth Brennan [16] | Kacey Wallace | 2010–present |
Tommy Dillon [17] | Geoff Minogue | 2010–present |
Jack Gleeson [18] | Ryan Keogh | 2011–present |
Sasha "Sash" Bishop [19] | Stephanie Kelly | 2011–2012, 2015–2021, 2023–present |
Charleigh Bailey [20] | 2021 | |
Zoe Allen | Lauren Kinsella | 2011–2017, 2022–2023 |
Connie Doona | 2023–present | |
Junior Molloy [21] | Uncredited | 2014–2015 |
Charlie Duffy | 2016–present | |
Hayley Collins [22] | Rebecca Grimes | 2015–present |
Nikki Duff | Kiara Noonan | 2015–2017, 2024–present |
Nora Keogh [23] | Ruth Hegarty | 2016–present |
Melanie Ryan | Nyree Yergainharsian | 2016–present |
Alex Petrosian [24] | Adam Karim | 2017–present |
Anto Collins [25] | Paul Ronan | 2018–present |
Sharon Collins [26] | Neili Conroy | 2018–present |
Erica Allen | Roxanna Nic Liam | 2018–present |
Mairead Casey | Amy Kirwan | 2018–present |
John "Bosco" Walsh | Rory Cowan | 2019–present |
Liam Plunkett | Aidan Kelly | 2020, 2024–present |
Phelim Drew | 2020–2021 | |
Anna MacShane | Colleen Keogh | 2021–present |
James Rafferty | Matthew O'Brien | 2021–present |
Joan Howley | Noni Stapleton | 2022–present |
Con Rafferty | Liam Carney | 2022–present |
Nora Ferguson | Poppy Dixon Hollywood | 2022–present |
Maxine Stapleton | Elaine Purdue | 2022–present |
Gareth Boyle | Shane Quigley Murphy | 2022–present |
Georgie Dennis | Shaun Dunne | 2023–present |
Jacinta Boyle | Deirdre Donnelly | 2023–present |
Gwen Connolly | Emily Lamey | 2023–present |
Babs Mullen | Ali Fox | 2023–present |
Ruby Mullen | Rachel Wren | 2023–present |
Jess Mullen | Ciana Howlin | 2023–2024 |
Aoife Bawle | 2024–present | |
Greg Kiely | Shane McCarthy | 2023–present |
Fergal Boyle | Craig Connolly | 2023–present |
Victor Mullen | Mark Asante | 2023–present |
Stephen "Steo" Nash | Gerard Jordan | 2023–present |
Taylor Kiely | Leon Durkin | 2023–present |
Emma Rafferty | Tara Flynn | 2024–present |
The following characters departed Carrigstown.
Character | Actor | Character duration | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Dearbhla Dillon | Kerrie O'Sullivan | 2010–2012 | |
Maria Oxley Boardman | 2018–2024 | Moved to New York for a new job | |
Mark Halpin | Ryan O'Shaughnessy | 2001–2010 | |
Cal Kenealy | 2010–2011, 2018, 2022, 2024 | Left following his sister Laura's funeral | |
Bela Doyle | Jim Bartley | 1990–2023 | Departed off-screen after the actor retired |
Jane Black | Rachel Pilkington | 2013–2023 | Departed off-screen |
Dermot Fahey | Seamus Power | 1997–2007, 2022–2023 | Left for a new job after being released from prison for killing Cian Howley. |
Isaac "Zak" Dillon | Kevin Joyce | 2010–2012 | |
Peter Corboy | 2019 | ||
Stephen O'Leary | 2021–2024 | Fled to Spain to avoid being arrested for kidnapping Carol Foley. | |
John Deegan | Tommy O'Neill | 2001–2023 | Departed off-screen due to the actor's health troubles |
Jon McCarthy | Paul McQuaid | 2022–2023 | Went on a World tour with his band. |
Lee Collins [27] | Dave Kelly | 2018–2021 | Moved to London after the death of Will Casey. |
Darragh Collins | Ben Condron | 2018–2021 | |
Mikey Moen | Brian Quinn | 2021 | |
Cristiano San Martin | Rodrigo Ternevoy | 2017–2022 | Moved to Brussels with his boyfriend Patrick. |
Laura Halpin | Ruth Gilligan | 2001–2005 | |
Liana O'Cleirigh | 2011–2022 | Moved away from Carrigstown for a fresh start and was later murdered. | |
Wayne Molloy | Stephen Swift | 1999, 2005, 2008 | |
Victor Burke | 1992–1997, 2009–2019 | Departed offscreen after splitting from wife Orla Kirwan | |
Farrah Phelan | Fiona Glascott | 1998–1999 | |
Sinead Keenan | 1999 | ||
Denise McCormack | 2001–2003 | ||
Caroline Harvey | 2014–2019 | ||
Emmett Fitzgerald | Colin O'Donoghue | 2005 | |
Barry O'Hanlon | Patrick David Nolan | 1989–2011, 2019–2020 | Locked up in jail in 2011 |
Suzanne Halpin | Sarah Flood | 1989–2013 | |
Yvonne Doyle | Alex MacDowall | 1991–1998 | |
Ciara O'Callaghan | 1998–2004, 2008–2014 | Leaves Carrigstown for a fresh start after being raped. | |
Heather Daly [28] | Úna Kavanagh | 2003–2009, 2014–2019, 2021 | Moved to Brazil. |
Eleanor Daly [29] | Uncredited | 2005 | |
Susie Power | 2008–2009, 2015–2021 | ||
Anthony Brady [30] | Ciaran Reilly | 2002–2009 | Moved to Cork to accept a job as a publisher. |
Adam Bermingham [31] | Alan McMahon | 2007–2008 | Moved to Manchester to continue his studies. |
Xavier "Zumo" Bishop [32] | Patrick Fitzpatrick | 2007–2013, 2016 | Left with his mother and sister after his father was murdered. He returned briefly in 2016 for Decco's wedding. |
Connie Boylan [33] | Lisa Harding | 2009–2010 | Moved back to Australia to care for her father, Ronan. |
Russell Brown [34] | Conor Delaney | 2011 | Moved to the United States with his partner Ingrid and her children Clara and Joey. |
Caitriona Cassidy [35] | Louise Meade | 1999–2014 | Moved to Manchester to stay with her sister Kira. |
Patricia Collins [36] | Bairbre Ní Chaoimh | ????–2010 | Moved to Mullingar, County Westmeath, with severe liver damage from alcohol abuse. |
Jennifer Conway [37] | Karen Ardiff | ????–2010 | Applied for a job transfer to Galway, her home county. |
Kay Costello [38] | Sheila McWade | 1989–2008 | Moved to Limerick to find employment there. |
Malachy Costello [39] | Gerard Byrne | 1996–2009 | Moved out of Ireland, with his partner Lara and her daughter Jane. |
Ursula Cruise [40] | Anna Manahan | 2004–2009 | Moved to live in England with her son, Enda. |
Robert Daly [41] | Sam Peter Corry | 2009–2012 | Moved to Belfast to accept a job as a lecturer. |
Terry Deegan [42] | Julie Hale | 2001–2007 | Moved to Dublin to look after her elderly parents. |
T. J. "Tony Jr" Deegan [42] | Ian Kenny | 2006–2007 | Moved to Dublin with his mother, Terry, to look after his grandparents. |
Troy Dowling [43] | Andrew Macklin | 2008–2009, 2017, 2020 | Moved to Benidorm to accept a job as a DJ. He returned for two weeks in March 2017 to visit his family. |
Jimmy Doyle [44] | David Mitchell | 1991–2008 | Emigrated to Australia after his mother, Rita, was placed in a nursing home. |
Geraldine Fahey [45] | Carmel Stephens | 2002–2009 | Moved out of Ireland after becoming impoverished. |
Ali Foley [46] | Doreen Corrigan | 2005–2009, 2020 | Moved to Leeds to live with her partner Colm Joyce and her son Lorcan Foley, Jr. |
Lorcan Foley, Jr [47] | Kyle Finnerty | 2007–2010 | Moved to Leeds to live with his mother Ali Foley and her boyfriend Colm Joyce. |
Sylvester Garrigan [48] | Frank O'Sullivan | 2005–2006 | He is assumed to be in prison. |
Felix Jones [49] | Yare Jegbefume | 2009–2010 | Returned to South Africa to become a patron for a local charity. |
Kylie Kavanagh [50] | Vicky Burke | 2004–2009 | Moved to live with her mother Siobhan in Spain after being dumped. |
Bernie Kelly [51] | Mary McNamara | 1989–2009 | Moved to Canada with relatives after the death of her mother, Mags. |
Fionnula Murphy | 2023 | ||
Gloria Leahy [52] | Meagan Keogh | ????–???? | Left Ireland searching for her real father, confused over his identity. |
Avi Bar Lev [53] | Asaf B. Goldfrid | 2009–2011 | Abandoned business partnership with Pete and fled to London. |
James "Ringo" Leyden [54] | Keith Duffy [55] | 2008–2009 | Moved to Sierra Leone to become involved in work for a charity. |
Seamus McAleer [56] | Vinnie McCabe | 2005–2008 | Left Ireland to stay with daughter Lauren in Spain after Bill murdered Annette. |
Philip McGuckian [57] | Joe Taylor | ????–???? | Fled after being unable to pay back a loan taken from a loanshark. |
Tracey McGuigan [58] | Hilda Fay | 2001–2008 | Fled to Manchester after a dispute with a gangster. |
Robin McKenna [59] | Orlaith Rafter | 2001–2009 | Moved to accept a job in Cork, offered by her ex-boyfriend Lennie. |
Paschal Mulvey [44] | Brendan Cauldwell | 1996–2005 | Left to go live with his girlfriend Lily abroad. |
Lara Newman [60] | Eilis O'Donnell | 2009 | Moved out of Ireland, leaving with her daughter Jane and Malachy. |
Cliodhna Norris [61] | Aisling Bea | 2009 | Followed her boyfriend Ringo to Sierra Leone. |
Una Norris [62] | Sandra Curran | 2007–2009 | Moved to Sierra Leone, recovering from the devastation caused by her brother Turlough's death. |
Shelly O'Connor [44] | Hilary Reynolds | 1999, 2000, 2004 | Left Carrigstown. |
Baz O'Reilly [63] | Pat Ainscough | 2004 | Followed his female companion to a hideout in Surrey. |
David Osbourne [64] | Mat Fraser | 2010–2011 | Left to accept a job in Limerick alongside his brother. |
Duncan Stonehouse [65] | Nathan Gordon | ????–2010 | Left Ireland and enlisted with the Army in London. |
Aoife Stringer [66] | Laoisha O'Callaghan | ????–???? | Moved to Manchester to continue with her studies. |
Judith Dillon [67] | Catherine Byrne | 2010–2014 | Moved to Munich. |
Neasa Dillon [68] | Aobhin Garrihy | 2010–2013 | |
Caoimhe Dillon [69] | Aoibheann McCaul | 2010–2018, 2019 | Moved to Munich. |
Harmony Collins | Eleanor O'Brien | 2018 | |
Aaron White | Ethan Dodd | 2018–2020 | |
Samantha "Sam" Bishop | Mia Rongavilla | 2018–2020 | Moved to Spain with her father, Decco. |
Character | Actor | Year | Status |
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Kerri-Ann Bishop | Jenny Dixon | 2013–2018 | Stabbed by Aoife O'Neill after she murdered her daughter, Karen. |
Paddy Bishop [70] | Andrew M. Connolly | 2013 | Stabbed by his daughter Charlotte after a struggle in the house. |
Gina Cassidy [71] | Deirdre Lawless | 2007 | Was killed by Barry O'Hanlon on her wedding day outside the church on Ray's motorbike. |
Luke Dillon | Liam Heffernan | 2012–2013 | Killed when he was trapped under a slab of concrete while trying to rescue his brother from a fire in Leo's factory. |
Lana Dowling [44] | Tatiana Ouliankina | 2003–2007 | Kidnapped from her own home, and then murdered. |
Helen Doyle [44] | Kira Carroll | 1989–1998 | Died in hospital after a car accident. |
Rita Doyle [44] | Jean Costello | 1989–2008, 2010 | Died of natural causes after her daughter Yvonne granted her wish not to be resuscitated. |
Eunice Dunstan [72] | Joan O'Hara | 1994–2007 | Died of natural causes after the actress died. |
Lorcan Foley, Snr [73] | Killian O'Sullivan | 1999–2006 | Shot dead by Rory after a vicious struggle. |
Mike Gleeson [44] | Seamus Moran | 1996–2008 | Electrocuted by a number of rogue loose electrical wires in a substation. |
Marty Halpin [44] | Paul Lee | 2002–2003 | Killed himself after he murdered his wife Tess Halpin. |
Tess Halpin [44] | Sabina Brennan | 2001–2003 | Murdered by husband Marty. She was a victim of domestic abuse and ultimately strangled by her husband, who went on to kill himself. She is survived by sons Damian and Mark and daughter Laura. |
Dominic Kavanagh [74] | Joe Gallagher | 2005–2008 | Died alone in London after embarking on a drink and drugs binge in regret of the awful treatment of his partner and daughter. |
Charlie Kelly [75] | Tom Jordan | 1989–2019 | Charlie died off screen in Canada in his sleep. |
Mags Kelly [51] | Joan Brosnan Walsh | 1989–2009 | Died in Canada after a natural disaster. |
Tony Kelly [42] | Darragh Kelly | 1989–1997 | Killed by a London criminal (Reg) who he owed money to. It was the first on-screen murder in the show. |
Billy Meehan [73] | Stuart Dunne | 2000–2001 | Battered to death with a golf club by Lorcan. |
Harry Molloy [44] | Paul Raynor | 1990–2005 | Missing, assumed dead. |
Jessica Molloy [76] | Victoria O'Connor | 2003–2005 | Drug overdose on an ecstasy tablet that had been lost under the family home's suede couch after a night of babysitting went awry. |
Lorraine Molloy [44] | Maeve McGrath | 1991–2000 | Killed in a hurricane on her honeymoon. |
Angela O'Connell [77] | Anne Kent | 2005–2009, 2016 | Ran away, after being exposed as a thief, returns for 3 months in 2016 but died of heart attack in December. |
Sarah O'Leary [78] | Gemma Doorly | 2001–2011 | Killed by Barry in a freak accident. |
Karen O'Neil | Kate Gilmore | 2016–2018 | Stabbed By Kerri-Ann Bishop. |
Christy Phelan [44] | Tom Hopkins | 1998–2014 | Collapsed from a couch and died from a heart attack months after suffering a stroke. |
Floyd Phelan [44] | Simon Keogh | 1998–2008 | Died from cancer. |
Robbie Quinn | Karl Shiels [79] | 2014–2019 | Robbie died off screen as actor Karl Shiels had died unexpectedly. |
Bill Taylor [80] | Jonathan Ryan | 2009 | Died through injuries sustained in a fire while murdering his wife. |
Gabriel Udenze | George Seremba | 2005–2006 | Burned to death in an arson attack on his home. |
Will Casey | John Cronin | 2018–2021 | Killed by Lee Collins. |
Cian Howley | Adam Weafer | 2018–2022 | Stabbed to death by Dermot Fahy with a chubb key on a building site. |
The following famous faces have appeared in Fair City. Reg E. Cathey has expressed a wish to appear in Fair City, [81] as has Verity Rushworth. [82]
Character | Year | Status |
---|---|---|
Soulé | 2022 | Appeared as a musical guest in The Station |
Gordon Snell | 2011 | Appeared at Bob's fundraiser |
Maeve Binchy [83] | 2011 | Appeared at Bob's fundraiser |
Joe Duffy | 2010 | Bob talked to him on his Liveline radio programme about getting compensation from Louie |
Larry Gogan [84] | 2008 | Officially opened the community centre |
Shane MacGowan [85] | 2008 | Appeared at a concert held in the city |
Marty Whelan [44] | 2005 | Officially reopened McCoys |
Gay Byrne | 1990 | Appeared as himself when former character Lily Corcoran was featured in audience of The Late Late Show |