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Robin Doyle
...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 |
| 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 |
| Dearbhla Dillon | Kerrie O'Sullivan | 2010–2012 |
| Maria Oxley Boardman | 2018–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 |
| 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 |
| Steo Nash | Gerard Jordan | 2023–present |
| Taylor Kiely | Leon Durkin | 2023–present |
| Emma Rafferty | Tara Flynn | 2024–present |
Past characters
The following characters departed Carrigstown.
| Character | Actor | Character duration | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Halpin | Ryan O'Shaughnessy | 2001–2010 | |
| Cal Kenealy | 2010–2011, 2018, 2022, 2024 | Left following his sister Laura's funeral | |
| Dean Dowling | Michael Sheehan | 1996–1998, 2008–2013, 2015–2024 | Departed after a sex scandal at the hands of Fergal Boyle |
| 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. |