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'{{Redirect|David Osbourne|people with similar names|David Osborne (disambiguation)}} {{DISPLAYTITLE:List of ''Fair City'' characters}} {{use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{redirects|John Deegan|the Arrowverse character|John Deegan (Arrowverse)}} This is a '''list of characters''' from the [[RTÉ One]] [[soap opera]] ''[[Fair City]]''. First are current characters in order of first appearance. If more than one actor has portrayed a character then the current actor portraying is listed. This is followed by earlier characters divided into those who were last seen alive and those who are known to be dead. Finally there is a list of cameo appearances by various well-known personality. ==Present characters== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Character ! Current actor ! Character duration |- | [[Paul Brennan (Fair City)|Paul Brennan]] || Tony Tormey || 1989– |- | [[Barry O'Hanlon]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/barryohanlon.html|title=Barry O'Hanlon|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=26 February 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107213327/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/barryohanlon.html|archivedate=7 November 2012|df=}}</ref> || Pat Nolan || 1989–2011, 2019– |- | [[Bela Doyle]] || [[Jim Bartley (actor)|Jim Bartley]]|| 1990– |- | [[Hughie Phelan]] || Joe Hanley || 1990–1997, 2008, 2014– |- | [[Dolores Molloy]] || [[Martina Stanley]] || 1992– |- | [[Wayne Molloy (Fair City)|Wayne Molloy]] || [[Victor Burke]] || 1992–1998, 2005, 2009&ndash; |- | [[Leo Dowling]] || Dave Duffy || 1996– |- | [[Dean Dowling]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/image/1462/032.html|title=Michael Sheehan as Dean Dowling and Liana O'Cleirigh as Laura Halpin in 'Fair City' (2016)|work=Stills Library|publisher=[[RTÉ Libraries and Archives]]|date=15 July 2016|accessdate=28 August 2016}}</ref> || Michael Sheehan || 1996–1998, 2008–2013, 2015– |- | [[Sean Cassidy (Fair City character)|Sean Cassidy]] ||[[Ryan Andrews (actor)|Ryan Andrews]]|| 1996– |- | [[Damien Halpin]] || Maclean Burke || 1998– |- | [[Renee Phelan]]<ref name="Renee, Farrah, Bob and Ellie">{{cite web|url=https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/image/1455/062.html|title=Una Crawford O'Brien as Renee Phelan, Caroline Harvey as Farrah Clayton, Bryan Murray as Bob Charles and Susie Power as Eleanor Daly in 'Fair City' (2015)|work=Stills Library|publisher=RTÉ Libraries and Archives|date=25 September 2015|accessdate=28 August 2016}}</ref> || Una Crawford O'Brien || 1998–2009, 2012, 2014– |- | [[Carol Foley]] || Aisling O'Neill || 1999– |- | [[Orla Kirwan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/drama/tv/featured/faircity/orlakirwan.html|title=Orla Kirwan|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann}}</ref> || Sorcha Furlong || 2000– |- | [[Ray O'Connell (Fair City)|Ray O'Connell]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/drama/tv/featured/faircity/rayoconnell.html|title=Ray O'Connell|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann}}</ref> || Mick Nolan || 2001– |- | [[John Deegan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/drama/tv/featured/faircity/detjohndeegan.html|title=John Deegan|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann}}</ref> || Tommy O'Neill || 2001– |- | [[Laura Halpin]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/drama/tv/featured/faircity/laurahalpin.html|title=Laura Halpin|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann}}</ref> || Liana O'Cleirigh || 2001–2005, 2011– |- | [[Mondo O'Connell]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/drama/tv/featured/faircity/mondooconnell.html|title=Mondo O'Connell|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=5 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mondo's back in Fair City ... and he's still got a way with the ladies|url=http://www.herald.ie/news/mondos-back-in-fair-city-and-hes-still-got-a-way-with-the-ladies-29673371.html|newspaper=Evening Herald|first=Ken|last=Sweeney|date=19 October 2013|accessdate=21 May 2015}}</ref> || [[George McMahon (actor)|George McMahon]] || 2002–2005, 2008&ndash;2009, 2013– |- | Juliette O'Connell|| Ella Barton || 2003, 2014, 2015, 2017– |- |[[Eleanor Daly (Fair City character)|Eleanor Daly]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/image/1484/040.html|title=RTÉ Archives|first=RTÉ|last=Archives|date=July 5, 2012|website=stillslibrary.rte.ie}}</ref> || [[Susie Power (Actress)|Susie Power]] || 2005–2009, 2015–2017, 2018– |- | [[Bob Charles (Fair City)|Bob Charles]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/image/1138/009.html|title=RTÉ Archives|first=RTÉ|last=Archives|date=July 5, 2012|website=stillslibrary.rte.ie}}</ref> || Bryan Murray || 2005– |- | Fiona Piggott || Amelia Crowley || 2007, 2019– |- | [[Decco Bishop]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/drama/tv/featured/faircity/deccobishop.html|title=Decco Bishop|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann}}</ref> || David O'Sullivan || 2007– |- | [[Doug Ferguson (Fair City character)|Doug Ferguson]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/image/1461/065.html|title=Victor Burke as Wayne Molloy and Wesley Doyle as Doug Ferguson in 'Fair City' (2016)|work=Stills Library|publisher=RTÉ Libraries and Archives|date=9 June 2016|accessdate=28 August 2016}}</ref> || Wesley Doyle || 2007– |- | [[Pete Ferguson]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/drama/tv/featured/faircity/peteferguson.html|title=Pete Ferguson|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann}}</ref> || [[Enda Oates]] || 2007– |- | [[Cass Cassidy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/drama/tv/featured/faircity/casscassidy.html|title=Cass (Patrick) Cassidy|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann}}</ref> || [[Eamon Morrissey (actor)|Eamon Morissey]] || 2009– |- | [[Ruth Brennan (Fair City)|Ruth Brennan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/image/1454/068.html|title=Tony Tormey as Paul Brennan, Clelia Murphy as Niamh Cassidy and Kacey Wallace as Ruth Brennan in 'Fair City' (2015)|work=Stills Library|publisher=RTÉ Libraries and Archives|date=14 August 2015|accessdate=28 August 2016}}</ref> || Kacey Wallace || 2010– |- | [[Tommy Dillon]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/drama/tv/featured/faircity/tommydillon.html|title=Tommy Dillon|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann}}</ref> || Geoff Minogue || 2010– |- | Dearbhla Dillon || Maria Oxley Boardman || 2010&ndash;2012, 2019&ndash; |- | [[Sash Bishop]]<ref name="Charlotte, Sash and Decco">{{cite web|url=https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/image/1455/056.html|title=Stephanie Kelly as Sasha Bishop, Martha Fitzpatrick as Charlotte Lynch and David O'Sullivan as Decco Bishop in 'Fair City' (2015)|work=Stills Library|publisher=RTÉ Libraries and Archives|date=22 September 2015|accessdate=28 August 2016}}</ref> || Stephanie Kelly || 2011–2012, 2015– |- | Jack Gleeson<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/image/1471/031.html|title=RTÉ Archives|first=RTÉ|last=Archives|date=July 5, 2012|website=stillslibrary.rte.ie}}</ref> || Ryan Keogh || 2011– |- | [[Callum Black]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/image/1437/077.html|title=RTÉ Archives|first=RTÉ|last=Archives|date=July 5, 2012|website=stillslibrary.rte.ie}}</ref> || [[Sean Doyle]] || 2013–2016, 2017– |- | [[Jane Black (Fair City)|Jane Black]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/drama/tv/featured/faircity/janeblack.html|title=Jane Black|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann}}</ref> || [[Rachel Pilkington]] || 2013– |- | [[Eoghan O'Brien]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/drama/tv/featured/faircity/eoghanobrien.html|title=Eoghan O'Brien|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann}}</ref> || Alan Howley || 2014&ndash; |- | [[Hayley Collins]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frontlineactors.com/2015/01/rebecca-grimes-joins-the-cast-of-fair-city|title=Rebecca Grimes joins the cast of Fair City|publisher=Frontline Actors Agency|date=4 January 2015|accessdate=9 June 2016}}</ref> || Rebecca Grimes || 2015– |- | [[Nora Keogh]]<ref name="Robbie and Nora">{{cite web|url=https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/image/1461/042.html|title=Ruth Hegarty as Nora Keogh and Karl Shiels as Robbie Quinn in 'Fair City' (2016)|work=Stills Library|publisher=RTÉ Libraries and Archives|date=7 June 2016|accessdate=28 August 2016}}</ref> || Ruth Hegarty || 2016– |- | [[Cristiano San Martin]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/image/1465/060.html|title=Rodrigo Ternevoy as Cristiano San Martin and Wesley Doyle as Doug Ferguson in 'Fair City' (2016)|work=Stills Library|publisher=RTÉ Libraries and Archives|date=18 November 2016|accessdate=1 March 2018}}</ref> || Rodrigo Ternevoy || 2016– |- | Alex Petrosian<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/image/1470/045.html|title=RTÉ Archives|first=RTÉ|last=Archives|date=July 5, 2012|website=stillslibrary.rte.ie}}</ref> || Adam Karim || 2017– |- | Anto Collins<ref>https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/saoirse-ronans-dad-paul-to-make-fair-city-debut-tonight-36674414.html</ref> || Paul Ronan || 2018– |- | Sharon Collins<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/image/1475/069.html|title=RTÉ Archives|first=RTÉ|last=Archives|date=July 5, 2012|website=stillslibrary.rte.ie}}</ref> || Neili Conroy || 2018– |- | Will Casey || John Cronin || 2018– |- | Lee Collins<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/image/1476/058.html|title=RTÉ Archives|first=RTÉ|last=Archives|date=July 5, 2012|website=stillslibrary.rte.ie}}</ref> || Dave Kelly || 2018– |- | Darragh Collins || Ben Condron || 2018– |- | Erica Allen || Roxanna Nic Liam || 2018&ndash; |- | Mairead Casey || Amy Kirwan || 2018&ndash; |- | Phoebe Casey || Claire Gavin || 2018&ndash; |- | Aaron White || Ethan Dodd || 2018&ndash; |- | John Bosco || [[Rory Cowan]] || 2019&ndash; |} ==Past characters== The following characters departed Carrigstown. {| class="wikitable" | '''Character''' || '''Actor''' || '''Duration''' || '''Status''' |- | [[Adam Bermingham]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/adambermingham.html|title=Adam Bermingham|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=19 April 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925010157/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/adambermingham.html|archivedate=25 September 2012|df=}}</ref> || Alan McMahon || 2007–2008 || Moved to [[Manchester]] to continue his studies |- | [[Zumo Bishop|Xavier "Zumo" Bishop]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/zumobishop.html|title=Zumo Bishop|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102131422/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/zumobishop.html|archivedate=2013-11-02|df=}}</ref> || Patrick Fitzpatrick || 2007–2013, 2016 || Left with his mother and sister after his father was murdered; returned briefly in 2016 for Deccos wedding |- | [[Connie Boylan]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/connieboylan.html|title=Connie Boylan|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=17 November 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925005532/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/connieboylan.html|archivedate=25 September 2012|df=}}</ref> || Lisa Harding || 2009–2010 || Moved back to [[Australia]] to care for her father, Ronan |- | Anthony Brady<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/anthonybrady.html|title=Anthony Brady|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=14 April 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925005649/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/anthonybrady.html|archivedate=25 September 2012|df=}}</ref> || Ciaran Reilly || 2002–2009 || Moved to [[Cork (city)|Cork]] to accept a job as a publisher |- | [[Russell Brown (Fair City character)|Russell Brown]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/russellbrown.html|title=Russell Brown|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=27 January 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924171940/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/russellbrown.html|archivedate=24 September 2012|df=}}</ref> || Conor Delaney || 2011 || Moved to the [[United States]] with his partner [[Ingrid Gleeson|Ingrid]] and her children [[Clara Gleeson|Clara]] and [[Joey Gleeson|Joey]] |- | [[Caitriona Cassidy]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/caitrionacassidy.html|title=Caitriona Cassidy|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=26 February 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925005527/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/caitrionacassidy.html|archivedate=25 September 2012|df=}}</ref> || Louise Meade || 1999–2014 || Moved to [[Manchester]] to stay with her sister [[Kira Cassidy|Kira]] |- | [[Kira Cassidy]]<ref name=kira_cassidy>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/kiracassidy.html|title=Kira Cassidy|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=5 July 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413214433/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/kiracassidy.html|archivedate=13 April 2012|df=}}</ref> || Carla Young || 1995–2004|| Moved to [[Manchester]] with partner Mondo and their daughter [[Juliet Cassidy O'Connell|Juliet]] |- | [[Cleo Collins]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/cleocollins.html|title=Cleo Collins|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=26 February 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925005654/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/cleocollins.html|archivedate=25 September 2012|df=}}</ref> || Jenny Kavanagh || 2006–2009 || Moved to [[Mullingar]] to live with her terminally ill mother [[Patricia Collins (Fair City character)|Patricia]] |- | [[Patricia Collins (Fair City character)|Patricia Collins]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/patriciacollins.html|title=Patricia Collins|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=27 September 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924171934/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/patriciacollins.html|archivedate=24 September 2012|df=}}</ref> || Bairbre Ní Chaoimh || ????–2010 || Moved to [[Mullingar]], [[County Westmeath]], with severe liver damage from alcohol abuse |- | [[Jennifer Conway]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/jenniferconway.html|title=Jennifer Conway|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924171852/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/jenniferconway.html|archivedate=2012-09-24|df=}}</ref> || Karen Ardiff || ????–2010 || Applied for a job transfer to [[County Galway|Galway]], her home county |- | [[Kay Costello]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0574744/|title=Sheila McWade|website=IMDb}}</ref> || Shiela McWade || 1989–2008 || Moved to [[Limerick]] to find employment there |- | [[Malachy Costello]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/malachycostello.html|title=Malachy Costello|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=26 February 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330055258/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/malachycostello.html|archivedate=30 March 2013|df=}}</ref> || [[Gerard Byrne (actor)|Gerard Byrne]] || 1996–2009 || Moved out of [[Ireland]], with his partner [[Lara Newman|Lara]] and her daughter Jane |- | [[Ursula Cruise]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/ursulacruise.html|title=Ursula Cruise|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924171911/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/ursulacruise.html|archivedate=2012-09-24|df=}}</ref> || [[Anna Manahan]] || 2004–2009 || Moved to live in [[England]] with her son, Enda |- | [[Robert Daly (Fair City character)|Robert Daly]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/robertdaly.html|title=Robert Daly|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=30 April 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924020934/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/robertdaly.html|archivedate=24 September 2012|df=}}</ref> || Sam Peter Corry || 2009–2012 || Moved to [[Belfast]] to accept a job as a lecturer |- | [[Terry Deegan]]<ref name=tj_deegan/> || Julie Hale || 2001–2007 || Moved to [[Dublin]] to look after his elderly parents |- | [[T. J. Deegan|T. J. "Tony Jnr" Deegan]]<ref name=tj_deegan>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/tjdeegan.html|title=TJ Deegan|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=12 May 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330055510/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/tjdeegan.html|archivedate=30 March 2013|df=}}</ref> || Ian Kenny || 2006–2007 || Moved to [[Dublin]] with his father, Terry, to look after his grandparents |- | [[Troy Dowling]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/troydowling.html|title=Troy Dowling|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=16 January 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330060003/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/troydowling.html|archivedate=30 March 2013|df=}}</ref> || Andrew Macklin || 2008–2009, 2017 || Moved to [[Benidorm]] to accept a job as a DJ.returned for two weeks in March 2017 to visit his family |- | [[Jimmy Doyle (Fair City character)|Jimmy Doyle]]<ref name=insidefaircity /> || [[David Mitchell (Irish actor)|David Mitchell]] || 1991–2008 || Emigrated to [[Australia]] after his mother, Rita, was placed in a nursing home |- | [[Geraldine Fahey]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/geraldinefahey.html|title=Geraldine Fahey|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=26 February 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924171902/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/geraldinefahey.html|archivedate=24 September 2012|df=}}</ref> || Carmel Stephens || 2002–2009 || Moved out of [[Ireland]] after becoming impoverished |- |- | [[Ali Foley]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/alifoley.html|title=Ali Foley|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=23 February 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925005516/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/alifoley.html|archivedate=25 September 2012|df=}}</ref> || Doreen Corrigan || 2005–2009 || Moved to [[Leeds]] to live with her partner Colm Joyce and her son Lorcan Foley, Jnr |- | Lorcan Foley, Jnr<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/lorcanfoleyjr.html|title=Lorcan Foley Jr|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330055926/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/lorcanfoleyjr.html|archivedate=2013-03-30|df=}}</ref> || Kyle Finnerty || 2007–2010 || Moved to [[Leeds]] to live with his mother [[Ali Foley]] and her boyfriend Colm Joyce |- | [[Sylvester Garrigan]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kerryman.ie/news/fair-citys-sylvester-is-one-of-our-own-565144.html|title=Fair Citys Sylvester is one of our own|date=26 September 2006 }}</ref> || Frank O'Sullivan|| 2005–2006 || He is assumed to be in prison |- | [[Felix Jones (Fair City character)|Felix Jones]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/felixjones.html|title=Felix Jones|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=1 July 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924171859/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/felixjones.html|archivedate=24 September 2012|df=}}</ref> || Yare Jegbefume || 2009–2010 || Returned to [[South Africa]] to become a patron for a local charity |- | Kylie Kavanagh<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/kyliekavanagh.html|title=Kylie Kavanagh|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=26 February 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107195935/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/kyliekavanagh.html|archivedate=7 November 2012|df=}}</ref> || Vicky Burke || 2004–2009 || Moved to live with her mother Siobhan in [[Spain]] after being dumped |- | [[Bernie Kelly (Fair City character)|Bernie Kelly]]<ref name=mags_kelly_rip/> || Mary McNamara || 1989–2009 || Moved to [[Canada]] with relatives after the death of her mother, Mags |- | [[Gloria Leahy]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/gloria_leahy.html|title=Gloria Leahy|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=23 April 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924171846/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/gloria_leahy.html|archivedate=24 September 2012|df=}}</ref> || Meagan Keogh || ????–???? || Left [[Ireland]] searching for her real father, confused over his identity |- | [[Ritchie Lennon]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/ritchielennon.html|title=Ritchie Lennon|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=19 July 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924171931/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/ritchielennon.html|archivedate=24 September 2012|df=}}</ref> || Ronnie McCann || ????–???? || Seconded after robbing a bank in [[County Mayo]] |- | [[Avi Bar Lev]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/avibarlev.html|title=Avi Bar Lev|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=17 November 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925010208/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/avibarlev.html|archivedate=25 September 2012|df=}}</ref> || Asaf B. Goldfrid || ????–2011 || Abandoned business partnership with [[Pete Ferguson|Pete]] and fled to [[London]] |- | [[Ringo Leyden|James "Ringo" Leyden]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/ringoleyden.html|title=Ringo Leyden|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924171924/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/ringoleyden.html|archivedate=2012-09-24|df=}}</ref> || [[Keith Duffy]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.ie/soaps/s95/fair-city/news/a133071/keith-duffy-joins-irish-soap-fair-city.html|title=Keith Duffy joins Irish soap 'Fair City'|first=Daniel|last=Kilkelly|work=Digital Spy|date=19 October 2008|accessdate=19 October 2008}}</ref> || 2008–2009 || Moved to [[Sierra Leone]] to become involved in work for a charity |- | [[Lucy Mallon]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/lucymallon.html|title=Lucy Mallon|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=26 January 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924020655/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/lucymallon.html|archivedate=24 September 2012|df=}}</ref> || Lorna Quinn || 2011–2012 || Left after becoming engaged in transplant flirtations with [[Dolores Molloy|Dolores]] |- | Seamus McAleer<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/seamusmcaleer.html|title=Seamus McAleer|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=26 February 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924171915/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/seamusmcaleer.html|archivedate=24 September 2012|df=}}</ref> || Vinnie McCabe || 2005–2008 || Left [[Ireland]] to stay with daughter Lauren in [[Spain]] after [[Bill Taylor (Fair City character)|Bill]] murdered [[Annette Daly|Annette]] |- | [[Philip McGuckian]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/philipmcguckian.html|title=Philip McGuckian|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924171937/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/philipmcguckian.html|archivedate=2012-09-24|df=}}</ref> || Joe Taylor || ????–???? || Fled after being unable to pay back a loan taken from a loanshark |- | Tracey McGuigan<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/traceymcguigan.html|title=Tracey McGuigan|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107195147/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/traceymcguigan.html|archivedate=2012-11-07|df=}}</ref> || [[Hilda Fay]] || 2001–2008 || Fled to [[Manchester]] after a dispute with a gangster |- | [[Robin McKenna]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/robindoyle.html|title=Robin Doyle|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924171918/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/robindoyle.html|archivedate=2012-09-24|df=}}</ref> || [[Orlaith Rafter]] || 2001–2009 || Moved to accept a job in [[Cork (city)|Cork]], offered by her ex-boyfriend Lennie |- | Paschal Mulvey <ref name=insidefaircity /> || Brendan Cauldwell || 1996–2005 || Left to go live with his girlfriend Lily abroad |- | [[Lara Newman]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/laranewman.html|title=Lara Newman|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=29 July 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924171921/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/laranewman.html|archivedate=24 September 2012|df=}}</ref> || Eilis O'Donnell || 2009 || Moved out of [[Ireland]], leaving with her daughter Jane and [[Malachy Costello|Malachy]] |- | [[Cliodhna Norris]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/cliodhnanorris.html|title=Cliodhna Norris|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=14 April 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827001939/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/cliodhnanorris.html|archivedate=27 August 2012|df=}}</ref> || Aisling Bea || 2009 || Followed her boyfriend [[Ringo Leyden|Ringo]] to [[Sierra Leone]] |- | Una Norris<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/unanorris.html|title=Una Norris|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=26 February 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924171836/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/unanorris.html|archivedate=24 September 2012|df=}}</ref> || Sandra Curran || 2007–2009 || Moved to [[Sierra Leone]], recovering from the devastation caused by her brother [[Turlough Norris|Turlough]]'s death |- | [[Angela O'Connell]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/angelaoconnell.html|title=Angela O'Connell|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=26 February 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925010202/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/angelaoconnell.html|archivedate=25 September 2012|df=}}</ref> || 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 |- | Shelly O'Connor <ref name=insidefaircity /> || Hilary Reynolds || 1999, 2000, 2004 || Left Carrigstown |- | [[Baz O'Reilly]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/bazoreilly.html|title=Baz O'Reilly|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925005522/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/bazoreilly.html|archivedate=2012-09-25|df=}}</ref> || Pat Ainscough || 2004 || Followed his female companion to a hideout in [[Surrey]] |- | [[David Osbourne]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/davidosbourn.html |title=David Osbourne |work=RTÉ Television |publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831020757/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/davidosbourn.html |archivedate=2011-08-31 |df= }}</ref> || [[Mat Fraser]] || 2010–2011 || Left to accept a job in [[Limerick]] alongside his brother |- | [[Duncan Stonehouse]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/duncanstonehouse.html|title=Duncan Stonehouse|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924171905/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/duncanstonehouse.html|archivedate=2012-09-24|df=}}</ref> || Nathan Gordon || ????–2010 || Left [[Ireland]] and enlisted with the Army in [[London]] |- | [[Aoife Stringer]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/aoifestringer.html|title=Aoife Stringer|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925010343/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/aoifestringer.html|archivedate=2012-09-25|df=}}</ref> || Laoisha O'Callaghan || ????–???? || Moved to [[Manchester]] to continue with her studies |- | [[Heather daly (Fair City character)|Ian Walsh]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/ianwalsh.html|title=Ian Walsh|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924171849/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/ianwalsh.html|archivedate=2012-09-24|df=}}</ref> || ||1998–2009, 2014–2019. || Fled the first time with husband Brendan to South America, left the second time with husband Brendan again |- | Dermot Fahey<ref name=insidefaircity />|| Seamus Power || 1997–2017 || Went on the run to an unknown location after robbing Paul Brennan of 1 million euro |- |} ==Deceased characters== {| class="wikitable" | '''Character''' || '''Actor''' || '''Year''' || '''Status''' |- |- | [[Helen Doyle]]<ref name=insidefaircity /> || Kira Carroll || 1989–1998 || Died in hospital after a car accident |- | [[Charlie Kelly (Fair City)|Charlie Kelly]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/drama/tv/featured/faircity/charliekelly.html|title=Charlie Kelly|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann}}</ref> || Tom Jordan || 1989–2019 || Charlie died off screen in Canada in his sleep |- || [[Robbie Quinn]] || [[Karl Shiels]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/fair-city-actor-karl-shiels-dies-suddenly-38313712.html|title=Fair City actor Karl Shiels dies suddenly|date=16 July 2019|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]|accessdate=16 July 2019}}</ref> || 2014–2019 || Robbie died off screen as Karl had died unexpectedly |- |- | [[Gina Cassidy]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/ginacassidy.html|title=Gina Cassidy, RIP|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=27 April 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413220350/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/ginacassidy.html|archivedate=13 April 2012|df=}}</ref> || Deirdre Lawless || 2007 || Was killed by Barry O'Hanlon on her wedding day outside the church on Ray's motorbike |- | [[Lana Dowling]]<ref name=insidefaircity />|| [[Tatiana Ouliankina]] || 2003–2007 || Kidnapped from her own home, and then murdered |- | [[Eunice Dunstan]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2007/0724/oharaj.html|title=Fair City actress Joan O'Hara dies|work=RTÉ Arts|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=24 July 2007}}</ref> || [[Joan O'Hara]] || 1994–2007 || Died of natural causes after the actress died |- | Lorcan Foley, Snr<ref name=lorcan_foley_sr_rip>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/lorcanfoleysr.html|title=Lorcan Foley Sr, RIP|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=23 February 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617011452/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/lorcanfoleysr.html|archivedate=17 June 2013|df=}}</ref> || Killian O'Sullivan || 1999–2006 || Shot dead by Rory after a vicious struggle |- | [[Mike Gleeson]]<ref name=insidefaircity /> || Seamus Moran || 1996–2008 || Electrocuted by a number of rogue loose electrical wires in a substation |- | [[Marty Halpin]]<ref name=insidefaircity />|| Paul Lee || 2002–2003 || Killed himself after he murdered his wife Tess Halpin |- | [[Tess Halpin]]<ref name=insidefaircity />|| Sabina Brennan || 2001–2003 || Murdered by husband Marty; victim of domestic abuse and ultimately strangled by her husband, who went on to kill himself; survived by sons Damian and Mark and daughter Laura |- | Dominic Kavanagh<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/dominickavanagh.html|title=Dominic Kavanagh, RIP|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=26 February 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924171947/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/dominickavanagh.html|archivedate=24 September 2012|df=}}</ref> || 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 |- | [[Mags Kelly]]<ref name=mags_kelly_rip>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/magskelly.html |title=Mags Kelly, RIP |work=RTÉ Television |publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann |date=14 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617010915/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/magskelly.html |archivedate=17 June 2013 |df= }}</ref> || [[Joan Brosnan Walsh]] || 1989–2009 || Died in [[Canada]] after a natural disaster |- | [[Tony Kelly (Fair City)|Tony Kelly]]<ref name=tj_deegan/> || Darragh Kelly || 1989–1997 || Killed by a London criminal (Reg) who he owed money to; first on screen murder in the show |- | [[Billy Meehan]]<ref name=lorcan_foley_sr_rip/> || [[Stuart Dunne]] || 2000–2001 || Battered to death with a golf club by Lorcan |- | [[Harry Molloy]]<ref name=insidefaircity />|| Paul Raynor || 1990–2005 || missing assumed dead |- | [[Jessica Molloy]]<ref>Martina Stanley (2009). 2005–2009 chapter (Fair City: 20 Years in Carrigstown DVD).</ref> || 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<ref name=insidefaircity /> || Maeve McGrath || 1991–2000 || Killed in a hurricane on her honeymoon |- | [[Sarah Molloy]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/turloughnorris.html|title=Turlough Norris, RIP|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=13 January 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924171833/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/turloughnorris.html|archivedate=24 September 2012|df=}}</ref> || Declan Conlon || 2009 || Ran away in 1992 |- | [[Sarah O'Leary]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/saraholeary.html|title=Sarah O'Leary, RIP|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924171944/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/saraholeary.html|archivedate=2012-09-24|df=}}</ref> || Gemma Doorly || 2001–2011 || Killed by [[Barry O'Hanlon|Barry]] in a freak accident |- | [[Floyd Phelan]]<ref name=insidefaircity />|| Simon Keogh || 2008 || Died after becoming riddled with cancer in all parts of his body |- | [[Bill Taylor (Fair City character)|Bill Taylor]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/billtaylor.html|title=Bill Taylor, RIP|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=14 April 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026062938/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters/billtaylor.html|archivedate=26 October 2012|df=}}</ref> || [[Jonathan Ryan (actor)|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 |- | Rita Doyle<ref name=insidefaircity />|| Jean Costello || 1989–2008, 2010 || Died of natural causes after her daughter Yvonne granted her wish [[do not resuscitate|not to be resuscitated]] |- | 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 |- | Paddy Bishop<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s95/fair-city/spoilers/a464505/paddy-bishop-arrives-in-carrigstown.html|title=Paddy Bishop Arrives in Carrigstown|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann}}</ref> || Andrew M. Connoly || 2013 || Stabbed by his daughter Charlotte after a struggle in the house |- | Christy Phelan<ref name=insidefaircity /> || Tom Hopkins || 1998–2014 || Collapsed from couch and died from a heart attack months after suffering a stroke |- | Karen O'Neil || Kate Gilmore || 2016–2018 || Stabbed By Kerri-Ann Bishop |- | Kerry-Ann Bishop || Jenny Dixon|| 2013–2018 || Stabbed |} ==Celebrity cameos== The following famous faces have appeared in ''Fair City''. [[Reg E. Cathey]] has expressed a wish to appear in ''Fair City'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0603/regecathey.html|title=The Wire star hopes to appear in Fair City|work=RTÉ Arts|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=3 June 2009|accessdate=3 June 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090722092342/http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0603/regecathey.html|archivedate=22 July 2009}}</ref> as has [[Verity Rushworth]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.ie/soaps/s95/fair-city/news/a311231/verity-rushworth-id-love-fair-city-role.html|title=Verity Rushworth: 'I'd love Fair City role'|first=Colin|last=Daniels|work=Digital Spy|date=26 March 2011|accessdate=26 March 2011}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" | '''Character''' || '''Year''' || '''Status''' |- | [[Gordon Snell]] || 2011 || Appeared at Bob's fundraiser |- | [[Maeve Binchy]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/1214/faircity.html|title=Maeve Binchy visits Fair City tonight|work=RTÉ Ten|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=14 December 2011|accessdate=14 December 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114172009/http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/1214/faircity.html|archivedate=14 January 2012}}</ref> || 2011 || Appeared at [[Bob Charles (Fair City)|Bob]]'s fundraiser |- |[[Joe Duffy]] || 2010 || Bob talked to him on his ''[[Liveline]]'' radio programme about getting compensation from Louie |- | [[Larry Gogan]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/golden-hour-for-carrigstown-as-legend-larry-pays-a-visit-1524716.html|title=Golden Hour for Carrigstown as legend Larry pays a visit|date=6 November 2008|accessdate=21 November 2008|first=Lorna|last=Nolan|work=Evening Herald|publisher=Independent News & Media}}</ref> || 2008 || Officially opened the community centre |- | [[Shane MacGowan]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/behindthescenes/1503539.html|title=Through the Archives: Special Guests|work=RTÉ Television|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103012519/http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/behindthescenes/1503539.html|archivedate=3 November 2013}}</ref> || 2008 || Appeared at a concert held in the city |- | [[Marty Whelan]]<ref name=insidefaircity> {{cite book |last = Gallagher |first = Brian |date = 3 October 2005 |title = Inside Fair City |url = https://www.amazon.co.uk/Inside-Fair-City-Brian-Gallagher/dp/0955090202 |publisher = Rooney Media Graphics |isbn = 978-0955090202 }} </ref> || 2005 || Officially reopened McCoys |- | [[Gay Byrne]] || 1990 || Appeared as himself when former character Lily Corcoran was featured in audience of ''[[The Late Late Show (Irish talk show)|The Late Late Show]]'' |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.rte.ie/tv/faircity/characters.html Character profiles] at [[RTÉ.ie]] {{Fair City}} [[Category:Fair City characters|*]] [[Category:Lists of soap opera characters by series|Fair City]] [[Category:RTÉ-related lists|Fair City characters]] [[Category:Lists of Irish television series characters|Fair City]]'