List of Fair City characters

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
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
Mark Halpin	Ryan O'Shaughnessy	2001–2010
	Cal Kenealy	2010–2011, 2018, 2022, 2024–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
Ali Foley[13]	Doreen Corrigan	2005–2009, 2020, 2025–present
Lorcan Foley Jr.[14]	Kyle Finnerty	2007–2010
	Tom Gould	2025–present
Doug Ferguson[15]	Wesley Doyle	2007–present
Pete Ferguson[16]	Enda Oates	2007–present
Eleanor "Ellie" Daly	Susie Power	2008–2010, 2015–2016, 2021, 2025–present
Patrick "Cass" Cassidy	Eamon Morrissey	2009–present
Ruth Brennan[17]	Kacey Wallace	2010–present
Tommy Dillon[18]	Geoff Minogue	2010–present
Jack Gleeson[19]	Ryan Keogh	2011–present
Sasha "Sash" Bishop[20]	Stephanie Kelly	2011–2012, 2015–2021, 2023–present
	Charleigh Bailey[21]	2021
Zoe Allen	Lauren Kinsella	2011–2017, 2022–2023
	Connie Doona	2023–present
Junior Molloy[22]	Uncredited	2014–2015
	Charlie Duffy	2016–present
Nikki Duff	Kiara Noonan	2015–2017, 2024–present
Nora Keogh[23]	Ruth Hegarty	2016–present
Ciaran Holloway	Johnny Ward	2016–2017, 2019, 2024–present
Melanie Ryan	Nyree Yergainharsian	2016–present
Alex Petrosian[24]	Adam Karim	2017–present
Sharon Collins[25]	Neili Conroy	2018–present
Erica Allen	Roxanna Nic Liam	2018–present
Mairead Casey	Amy Kirwan	2018–present
Liam Plunkett	Aidan Kelly	2020, 2024–present
	Phelim Drew	2020–2021
James Rafferty	Matthew O'Brien	2021–present
Tyler Munroe	Peter Gaynor	2021, 2024–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
Michael Buckley	Aiden O'Hare	2024–present
Nick Jones	Paul Butler Lennox	2024–present
Charlene Cahill	Charlene Gleeson	2024–present
Conan Patton	Brian Moore	2024–present
Elaine Hegarty-Halpin	Sorcha Herlihy	2025–present

Past characters

The following characters departed Carrigstown.

Character	Actor	Character duration	Status
John "Bosco" Walsh	Rory Cowan	2019–2025	Departed offscreen
Bob Charles[26]	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
Hayley Collins[27]	Rebecca Grimes	2015–2024	Moved to Dubai for a new job
Cathal Spillane	Eric Lalor	2015–2018, 2024	Stayed in prison, serving the rest of his sentence after Damien Halpin's release
Katy O'Brien	Amilia Stewart	2014–2019, 2024	Left after refusing to involve herself in a plan to trap Laura Halpin's killer Tyler Munroe
Jimmy Doyle[28]	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
Anto Collins	Paul Ronan	2018–2024	Admission to rehab after committing arson led to his departure
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.
Kelly Allen	Charleigh Bailey	2011–2016, 2023	Left again after making amends with her sister Zoe
Lee Collins[29]	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.
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 for manslaughter in 2011 then moved away from Carrigstown following his release
Yvonne Doyle	Alex MacDowall	1991–1998
	Ciara O'Callaghan	1998–2004, 2008–2014	Leaves Carrigstown for a fresh start after being raped.
Heather Daly[30]	Úna Kavanagh	2003–2009, 2014–2019, 2021	Moved to Brazil.
Eleanor Daly[31]	Uncredited	2005
	Susie Power	2008–2009, 2015–2021
Anthony Brady[32]	Ciaran Reilly	2002–2009	Moved to Cork to accept a job as a publisher.
Adam Bermingham[33]	Alan McMahon	2007–2008	Moved to Manchester to continue his studies.
Xavier "Zumo" Bishop[34]	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[35]	Lisa Harding	2009–2010	Moved back to Australia to care for her father, Ronan.
Russell Brown[36]	Conor Delaney	2011	Moved to the United States with his partner Ingrid and her children Clara and Joey.
Caitriona Cassidy[37]	Louise Meade	1999–2014	Moved to Manchester to stay with her sister Kira.
Patricia Collins[38]	Bairbre Ní Chaoimh	????–2010	Moved to Mullingar, County Westmeath, with severe liver damage from alcohol abuse.
Jennifer Conway[39]	Karen Ardiff	????–2010	Applied for a job transfer to Galway, her home county.
Kay Costello[40]	Sheila McWade	1989–2008	Moved to Limerick to find employment there.
Malachy Costello[41]	Gerard Byrne	1996–2009	Moved out of Ireland, with his partner Lara and her daughter Jane.
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.
	Fionnula 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[28]	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[28]	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.

Characters who are dead or believed to be dead

Character	Actor	Year	Status
Kerri-Ann Bishop	Jenny Dixon	2013–2018	Stabbed by Aoife O'Neill after she murdered her daughter, Karen.
Paddy Bishop[69]	Andrew M. Connolly	2013	Stabbed by his daughter Charlotte after a struggle in the house.
Gina Cassidy[70]	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[28]	Tatiana Ouliankina	2003–2007	Kidnapped from her own home, and then murdered.
Helen Doyle[28]	Kira Carroll	1989–1998	Died in hospital after a car accident.
Rita Doyle[28]	Jean Costello	1989–2008, 2010	Died of natural causes after her daughter Yvonne granted her wish not to be resuscitated.
Eunice Dunstan[71]	Joan O'Hara	1994–2007	Died of natural causes after the actress died.
Lorcan Foley, Snr[72]	Killian O'Sullivan	1999–2006	Shot dead by Rory after a vicious struggle.
Mike Gleeson[28]	Seamus Moran	1996–2008	Electrocuted by a number of rogue loose electrical wires in a substation.
Marty Halpin[28]	Paul Lee	2002–2003	Killed himself after he murdered his wife Tess Halpin.
Tess Halpin[28]	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[73]	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[74]	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.
Billy Meehan[72]	Stuart Dunne	2000–2001	Battered to death with a golf club by Lorcan.
Harry Molloy[28]	Paul Raynor	1990–2005	Missing, assumed dead.
Jessica Molloy[75]	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[28]	Maeve McGrath	1991–2000	Killed in a hurricane on her honeymoon.
Angela O'Connell[76]	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[77]	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[28]	Tom Hopkins	1998–2014	Collapsed from a couch and died from a heart attack months after suffering a stroke.
Floyd Phelan[28]	Simon Keogh	1998–2008	Died from cancer.
Robbie Quinn	Karl Shiels[78]	2014–2019	Robbie died off screen as actor Karl Shiels had died unexpectedly.
Bill Taylor[79]	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.

Celebrity cameos

The following famous faces have appeared in Fair City. Reg E. Cathey has expressed a wish to appear in Fair City,^[80] as has Verity Rushworth.^[81]

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[82]	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[83]	2008	Officially opened the community centre
Shane MacGowan[84]	2008	Appeared at a concert held in the city
Marty Whelan[28]	2005	Officially reopened McCoys
Gay Byrne	1990	Appeared as himself when former character Lily Corcoran was featured in audience of The Late Late Show