List of Fair City characters
List of characters in RTÉ soap opera "Fair City"
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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.
Present characters
| 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 | |
| Renee Phelan[6] | Úna Crawford O'Brien | 1998–2009, 2012, 2014–present |
| Carol Foley[7] | Aisling O'Neill | 1999–present |
| Orla Kirwan[8] | Sorcha Furlong | 2000–present |
| Ray O'Connell[9] | Mick Nolan | 2001–present |
| Sean Cassidy | Andrew Duane | 2002, 2007 |
| Ryan Andrews | 2008–present | |
| Mondo O'Connell[10][11] | George McMahon | 2002–2005, 2008–2009, 2013–present |
| Juliet O'Connell | Uncredited | 2003–2004, 2008–2009 |
| Laoise Murphy | 2014–2015 | |
| Ella Barton | 2017–2023, 2025–present | |
| Doug Ferguson[12] | Wesley Doyle | 2007–present |
| Pete Ferguson[13] | Enda Oates | 2007–present |
| Eleanor "Ellie" Daly | Susie Power | 2008–2010, 2015–2016, 2021, 2025–present |
| Patrick "Cass" Cassidy | Eamon Morrissey | 2009–present |
| Tommy Dillon[14] | Geoff Minogue | 2010–present |
| Sasha "Sash" Bishop[15] | Stephanie Kelly | 2011–2012, 2015–2021, 2023–present |
| Charleigh Bailey[16] | 2021 | |
| Zoe Allen | Lauren Kinsella | 2011–2017, 2022–2023 |
| Connie Doona | 2023–present | |
| Ben Fahey | James O'Donoghue | 2012–2017, 2026–present |
| Junior Molloy[17] | Uncredited | 2014–2015 |
| Charlie Duffy | 2016–present | |
| Hayley Collins[18] | Rebecca Grimes | 2015–present |
| Nikki Duff | Kiara Noonan | 2015–2017, 2024–present |
| Nora Keogh[19] | Ruth Hegarty | 2016–present |
| Melanie Ryan | Nyree Yergainharsian | 2016–present |
| Alex Petrosian[20] | Adam Karim | 2017–present |
| Sharon Collins[21] | Neili Conroy | 2018–present |
| Ger Lynch | Tina Kellegher | 2019–2021, 2025–present |
| James Rafferty | Matthew O'Brien | 2021–present |
| Joan Howley | Noni Stapleton | 2022–present |
| Con Rafferty | Liam Carney | 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 |
| Fergal Boyle | Craig Connolly | 2023–present |
| Victor Mullen | Mark Asante | 2023–present |
| Stephen "Steo" Nash | Gerard Jordan | 2023–present |
| Emma Rafferty | Tara Flynn | 2024–present |
| Michael Buckley | Aiden O'Hare | 2024–present |
| JJ Nash | Brian Doherty | 2024–present |
| Ian Stapleton | Ciarán McCourt | 2024–present |
| Holly Shine | Sorcha Fahy | 2025–present |
| Milo Shine | Matijs Annes | 2025–present |
| Anthony "Scout" Collins | Lachlan Shane Walsh | 2025–present |
| Dr. Max Dillon | Adam Phelan | 2026–present |
| Lily Patterson | Beverly Callard | 2026–present |
| Tara Seymour | Ebimie Anthony | 2026–present |
Past characters
The following characters departed Carrigstown.
| Character | Actor | Character duration | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorcan Foley Jr.[22] | Kyle Finnerty | 2007–2010 | |
| Tom Gould | 2025–2026 | Returned to London to join his girlfriend Ruby Mullen | |
| Mairéad Casey | Amy Kirwan | 2018–2026 | Joined her daughter Phoebe in New Zealand |
| Phoebe Casey | Claire Gavin | 2018–2021 | |
| Kate Brosnan | 2025–2026 | Went to New Zealand with her hockey team before returning to Canada | |
| Ruby Mullen | Rachel Wren | 2023–2026 | Joined her sister Jess in London |
| Jess Mullen | Ciana Howlin | 2023–2024 | |
| Aoife Bawle | 2024–2026 | Joined her boyfriend Greg Kiely in London | |
| Greg Kiely | Shane McCarthy | 2023–2026 | Fled to London to avoid going to prison for spiking Lorcan Foley Jr. |
| Ali Foley | Doireann Ní Chorragáin | 2005–2009, 2020, 2025–2026 | Returned to London after visiting her son, Lorcan Foley Jr. |
| Isaac "Zak" Dillon | Kevin Joyce | 2010–2012 | |
| Peter Corboy | 2019 | ||
| Stephen O'Leary | 2021–2025 | Returned to Spain after visiting his father, Tommy Dillon | |
| Damien Halpin[23] | Maclean Burke | 1998–2025 | Moved to Germany |
| Nora "Nono" Ferguson | Poppy Dixon Hollywood | 2022–2025 | Went to live with her grandmother along with her mother Erica |
| Erica Allen | Roxanna Nic Liam | 2018–2025 | Went to live with her mother after jilting Doug Ferguson at the altar |
| Liam Plunkett | Aidan Kelly | 2020, 2024–2025 | Moved to India |
| Phelim Drew | 2020–2021 | ||
| Elaine Hegarty-Halpin | Sorcha Herlihy | 2025 | Left following her ex-husband Mark's arrest for the murder of his sister Laura |
| Ruth Brennan[24] | Kacey Wallace | 2010–2025 | Went to live with her mother in Spain |
| John "Bosco" Walsh | Rory Cowan | 2019–2025 | Departed offscreen |
| Ciarán Holloway | Johnny Ward | 2016–2017, 2019, 2024–2025 | Stayed in prison serving the rest of his sentence for kidnapping Katy O'Brien |
| Tyler Munroe | Peter Gaynor | 2021, 2024–2025 | Returned to prison for breaching his license conditions |
| Mark Halpin | Ryan O'Shaughnessy | 2001–2010 | |
| Cal Kenealy | 2010–2011, 2018, 2022, 2024–2025 | Went to prison for killing his sister Laura | |
| Bob Charles[25] | Bryan Murray | 2005–2025 | Departed offscreen due to the actor's dementia diagnosis |
| Dearbhla Dillon | Kerrie O'Sullivan | 2010–2012 | |
| Maria Oxley Boardman | 2018–2025 | Moved to Los Angeles permanently | |
| Anna MacShane | Colleen Keogh | 2021–2024 | Moved to Limerick for a new job |
| Conan Patton | Brian Moore | 2024 | Stayed in prison serving the remainder of his sentence |
| Cathal Spillane | Eric Lalor | 2015–2018, 2024 | Stayed in prison, serving the rest of his sentence after Damien Halpin's release |
| Katy O'Brien | Amelia Stewart | 2014–2019, 2024 | Left after refusing to involve herself in a plan to trap Tyler Munroe, believing him to be Laura Halpin's killer |
| Jimmy Doyle[26] | David Mitchell | 1991–2008, 2024 | Went to Spain with his sister Suzanne after being released from prison, to visit his family before returning to Australia |
| Suzanne Doyle | Sarah Flood | 1989–2013, 2024 | Returned to Spain with her brother Jimmy after his release from prison |
| Jack Gleeson[27] | Ryan Keogh | 2011–2024 | Went to live with his father in the USA |
| Maria Purcell | Aisling Kearns | 2022–2023 | Moved to Sligo |
| Bela Doyle | Jim Bartley | 1989–2023 | Departed off-screen after the actor retired |
| Jane Black | Rachel Pilkington | 2013–2023 | Departed off-screen |
| Dermot Fahey | Seamus Power | 1997–2017, 2022–2023 | Left for a new job after being released from prison for killing Cian Howley. |
| 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. |
| Kelly Allen | Charleigh Bailey | 2011–2016, 2023 | Left again after making amends with her sister Zoe |
| Charlotte Bishop | Martha Fitzpatrick | 2009–2019, 2022 | Returned to Glasgow |
| Lee Collins[28] | Dave Kelly | 2018–2021 | Moved to London after the death of Will Casey. |
| Darragh Collins | Ben Condron | 2018–2021 | |
| Cristiano San Martin | Rodrigo Ternevoy | 2017–2022 | Moved to Brussels with his boyfriend Patrick. |
| Heather Daly[29] | Úna Kavanagh | 2003–2009, 2014–2019, 2021 | Went back to Brazil. |
| 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 | 1999-2000 | ||
| Denise McCormack | 2000–2003 | ||
| Caroline Harvey | 2014–2019 | ||
| Eoghan O'Brien | Alan Howley | 2014–2020 | Moved to Galway with his elderly dementia suffering mother |
| Emmett Fitzgerald | Colin O'Donoghue | 2005 | |
| Barry O'Hanlon | Pat Nolan | 1989–2011, 2019–2020 | Locked up in jail for manslaughter in 2011 then moved away from Carrigstown following his release |
| Niamh Cassidy | Clelia Murphy | 1996–2017 | Fled Carrigstown with her husband Paul Brennan's life savings |
| Pierce Devlin | Daryl McCormack | 2014–2016 | |
| Yvonne Doyle | Alex MacDowall | 1991–1998 | |
| Ciara O'Callaghan | 1998–2004, 2008–2014 | Leaves Carrigstown for a fresh start after being raped. | |
| 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 his brother 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. |
| Oisín Brennan[40][41] | Patrick Ball | 1997–2007, 2016–2020 | Moved to London, swearing never to return to Carrigstown. |
| Ursula Cruise[42] | Anna Manahan | 2004–2009 | Moved to live in England with her son, Enda. |
| Robert Daly[43] | Sam Peter Corry | 2009–2012 | Moved to Belfast to accept a job as a lecturer. |
| Terry Deegan[44] | Julie Hale | 2001–2007 | Moved to Dublin to look after her elderly parents. |
| T.J. "Tony Jr" Deegan[44] | Ian Kenny | 2006–2007 | Moved to Dublin with his mother, Terry, to look after his grandparents. |
| Troy Dowling[45] | 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. |
| Geraldine Fahey[46] | Carmel Stephens | 2002–2009 | Moved out of Ireland after becoming impoverished. |
| Sylvester Garrigan[47] | Frank O'Sullivan | 2005–2006 | He is assumed to be in prison. |
| Felix Jones[48] | Yare Jegbefume | 2009–2010 | Returned to South Africa to become a patron for a local charity. |
| Kylie Kavanagh[49] | Vicky Burke | 2004–2009 | Moved to live with her mother Siobhan in Spain after being dumped. |
| Bernie Kelly[50] | Mary McNamara | 1989–2009 | Moved to Canada with relatives after the death of her mother, Mags. |
| Fionnuala Murphy | 2023 | ||
| Gloria Leahy[51] | Meagan Keogh | ????–???? | Left Ireland searching for her real father, confused over his identity. |
| Avi Bar Lev[52] | Asaf B. Goldfrid | 2009–2011 | Abandoned business partnership with Pete and fled to London. |
| James "Ringo" Leyden[53] | Keith Duffy[54] | 2008–2009 | Moved to Sierra Leone to become involved in work for a charity. |
| Seamus McAleer[55] | Vinnie McCabe | 2005–2008 | Left Ireland to stay with daughter Lauren in Spain after Bill murdered Annette. |
| Philip McGuckian[56] | Joe Taylor | ????–???? | Fled after being unable to pay back a loan taken from a loanshark. |
| Tracey McGuigan[57] | Hilda Fay | 2001–2008 | Fled to Manchester after a dispute with a gangster. |
| Robin McKenna[58] | Orlaith Rafter | 2001–2009 | Moved to accept a job in Cork, offered by her ex-boyfriend Lennie. |
| Paschal Mulvey[26] | Brendan Cauldwell | 1996–2005 | Left to go live with his girlfriend Lily abroad. |
| Lara Newman[59] | Eilis O'Donnell | 2009 | Moved out of Ireland, leaving with her daughter Jane and Malachy. |
| Cliodhna Norris[60] | Aisling Bea | 2009 | Followed her boyfriend Ringo to Sierra Leone. |
| Una Norris[61] | Sandra Curran | 2007–2009 | Moved to Sierra Leone, recovering from the devastation caused by her brother Turlough's death. |
| Shelly O'Connor[26] | Hilary Reynolds | 1999, 2000, 2004 | Left Carrigstown. |
| Baz O'Reilly[62] | Pat Ainscough | 2004 | Followed his female companion to a hideout in Surrey. |
| David Osbourne[63] | Mat Fraser | 2010–2011 | Left to accept a job in Limerick alongside his brother. |
| Duncan Stonehouse[64] | Nathan Gordon | ????–2010 | Left Ireland and enlisted with the Army in London. |
| Aoife Stringer[65] | Laoisha O'Callaghan | ????–???? | Moved to Manchester to continue with her studies. |
| Judith Dillon[66] | Catherine Byrne | 2010–2014 | Moved to Munich. |
| Neasa Dillon[67] | Aobhin Garrihy | 2010–2013 | |
| Caoimhe Dillon[68] | Aoibheann McCaul | 2010–2018, 2019 | Moved to Munich. |
| Harmony Collins | Eleanor O'Brien | 2018 | |
| Aaron White | Ethan Dodd | 2018–2020 | |
| Kurt Whelan | Johnny Ward | 2005 | |
| Samantha "Sam" Bishop | Mia Rongavilla | 2018–2020 | Moved to Spain with her father, Decco. |
| Terence Cooney | Terry McMahon | ????–1996, 2008–???? | |
| D.I Steve Yates | Nigel Mercier [69] | 2006-2021 | Left Carrigstown following a suspension following sexual assault allegations.[70] |
Characters who are dead or believed to be dead
| Character | Actor | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Kelly[71] | Tom Jordan | 1989–2019 | Charlie died off screen in Canada in his sleep. |
| Mags Kelly[50] | Joan Brosnan Walsh | 1989–2009 | Died in Canada after a natural disaster. |
| Tony Kelly[44] | 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. |
| Helen Doyle[26] | Kira Carroll | 1989–1998 | Died in hospital after a car accident. |
| Rita Doyle[26] | Jean Costello | 1989–2008, 2010 | Died of natural causes after her daughter Yvonne granted her wish not to be resuscitated. |
| Harry Molloy[26] | Paul Raynor | 1990–2005 | Missing, assumed dead. |
| Lorraine Molloy[26] | Maeve McGrath | 1991–2000 | Killed in a hurricane on her honeymoon. |
| Hannah Finnegan[72] | Pat Leavy | 1992–2003 | Died of natural causes after the actress died. |
| Eunice Dunstan[73] | Joan O'Hara | 1994–2007 | Died of natural causes after the actress died. |
| Mike Gleeson[26] | Seamus Moran | 1996–2008 | Electrocuted by a number of rogue loose electrical wires in a substation. |
| Christy Phelan[26] | Tom Hopkins | 1998–2014 | Collapsed from a couch and died from a heart attack months after suffering a stroke. |
| Floyd Phelan[26] | Simon Keogh | 1998–2008 | Died from cancer. |
| Lorcan Foley, Snr[74] | Killian O'Sullivan | 1999–2006 | Shot dead by Garda officer Rory Goff after a vicious struggle. |
| Billy Meehan[74] | Stuart Dunne | 2000–2001 | Battered to death with a golf club by Lorcan Foley. |
| Tess Halpin[26] | 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. |
| Sarah O'Leary[75] | Gemma Doorly | 2001–2011 | Killed by Barry in a freak accident. |
| Marty Halpin[26] | Paul Lee | 2002–2003 | Killed himself after he murdered his wife Tess Halpin. |
| Lana Dowling[26] | Tatiana Ouliankina | 2003–2007 | Kidnapped after a shopping trip in 2007, missing for about a year before Mick Mahoney found her remains in the Dublin Mountains. |
| Dominic Kavanagh[76] | 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. |
| Jessica Molloy[77] | 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. |
| Angela O'Connell[78] | 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. |
| Gabriel Udenze | George Seremba | 2005–2006 | Burned to death in an arson attack on his home. |
| Mick Mahoney | Fran Brennan | 2005–2007 | Mentioned in January 2026 that JJ Nash and Ali Foley attended his funeral offscreen. |
| Gina Cassidy[79] | Deirdre Lawless | 2007 | Was killed by Barry O'Hanlon on her wedding day outside the church on her new husband Ray's motorbike. |
| Bill Taylor[80] | Jonathan Ryan | 2009 | Died from injuries sustained in a fire while murdering his wife. |
| Luke Dillon | Liam Heffernan | 2012–2013 | Killed when he was trapped under a slab of concrete while trying to rescue his brother Tommy from a fire in Leo Dowling's factory. |
| Kerri-Ann Bishop | Jenny Dixon | 2013–2018 | Stabbed by Aoife O'Neill after she murdered her daughter, Karen. |
| Paddy Bishop[81] | Andrew M. Connolly | 2013 | Stabbed by his daughter Charlotte after a struggle in the house. |
| Robbie Quinn | Karl Shiels[82] | 2014–2019 | Died off screen as actor Karl Shiels had died unexpectedly. |
| Karen O'Neil | Kate Gilmore | 2016–2018 | Stabbed by Kerri-Ann Bishop. |
| Will Casey | John Cronin | 2018–2021 | Killed by Lee Collins. |
| Cian Howley | Adam Weafer | 2018–2022 | Stabbed to death by Dermot Fahey with a chubb key on a building site. |
| Laura Halpin | Ruth Gilligan | 2001–2005 | Murdered by her brother Mark offscreen. |
| Liana O'Cleirigh | 2011–2022 | ||
| Anto Collins | Paul Ronan | 2018–2025 | Killed by Mondo O'Connell |
Celebrity cameos
The following famous faces have appeared in Fair City. Reg E. Cathey has expressed a wish to appear in Fair City,[83] as has Verity Rushworth.[84]
| Character | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Waylon Gary White Deer | 2025 | Came on a surprise visit to his old friend Cass Cassidy after Cass cancelled his trip to the Chocktaw nation for his 86th birthday |
| Soulé | 2022 | Appeared as a musical guest in The Station |
| Gordon Snell | 2011 | Appeared at Bob's fundraiser |
| Maeve Binchy[85] | 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[86] | 2008 | Officially opened the community centre |
| Shane MacGowan[87] | 2008 | Appeared at a concert held in the city |
| Marty Whelan[26] | 2005 | Officially reopened McCoys |
| Gay Byrne | 1990 | Appeared as himself when former character Lily Corcoran was featured in audience of The Late Late Show |