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
Past characters
The following characters departed Carrigstown.| Character | Actor | Character duration | Status |
| Greg Kiely | Shane McCarthy | 2023-2026 | Fled to London to avoid going to prison for spiking Lorcan Foley Jr. |
| Ali Foley | Doreen Corrigan | 2005-2009, 2020, 2025-2026 | Returned to London after visiting her son, Lorcan Foley Jr. |
| Isaac "Zak" Dillon | Kevin Joyce | 2010–2012 | |
| Isaac "Zak" Dillon | Peter Corboy | 2019 | |
| Isaac "Zak" Dillon | Stephen O'Leary | 2021–2025 | Returned to Spain after visiting his father, Tommy Dillon |
| Eleanor "Ellie" Daly | Susie Power | 2008-2010, 2015-2016, 2021, 2025 | Returned to Brazil |
| Damien Halpin | Maclean Burke | 1998–2025 | Moved to Germany |
| Liam Plunkett | Aidan Kelly | 2020, 2024-2025 | Moved to India |
| Liam Plunkett | 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 | Kacey Wallace | 2010–2025 | Went to live with her mother in Spain |
| John "Bosco" Walsh | Rory Cowan | 2019–2025 | Departed offscreen |
| Ciaran 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 | |
| Mark Halpin | Cal Kenealy | 2010-2011, 2018, 2022, 2024-2025 | Went to prison for killing his sister Laura |
| Bob Charles | Bryan Murray | 2005–2025 | Departed offscreen due to the actor's dementia diagnosis |
| Dearbhla Dillon | Kerrie O'Sullivan | 2010–2012 | |
| Dearbhla Dillon | 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 | Amilia 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 | 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 | 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 | Dave Kelly | 2018–2021 | Moved to London after the death of Will Casey. |
| Darragh Collins | Ben Condron | 2018–2021 | Moved to London after the death of Will Casey. |
| Cristiano San Martin | Rodrigo Ternevoy | 2017–2022 | Moved to Brussels with his boyfriend Patrick. |
| Heather Daly | Úna Kavanagh | 2003–2009, 2014–2019, 2021 | Went back to Brazil. |
| Wayne Molloy | Stephen Swift | 1999, 2005, 2008 | |
| Wayne Molloy | Victor Burke | 1992-1997, 2009-2019 | Departed offscreen after splitting from wife Orla Kirwan |
| Farrah Phelan | Fiona Glascott | 1998–1999 | |
| Farrah Phelan | Sinead Keenan | 1999 | |
| Farrah Phelan | Denise McCormack | 2001–2003 | |
| Farrah Phelan | 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 | Patrick David 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 | |
| Yvonne Doyle | Ciara O'Callaghan | 1998–2004, 2008–2014 | Leaves Carrigstown for a fresh start after being raped. |
| Anthony Brady | Ciaran Reilly | 2002–2009 | Moved to Cork to accept a job as a publisher. |
| Adam Bermingham | Alan McMahon | 2007–2008 | Moved to Manchester to continue his studies. |
| Xavier "Zumo" Bishop | 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 | Lisa Harding | 2009–2010 | Moved back to Australia to care for her father, Ronan. |
| Russell Brown | Conor Delaney | 2011 | Moved to the United States with his partner Ingrid and her children Clara and Joey. |
| Caitriona Cassidy | Louise Meade | 1999–2014 | Moved to Manchester to stay with her sister Kira. |
| Patricia Collins | Bairbre Ní Chaoimh | ????–2010 | Moved to Mullingar, County Westmeath, with severe liver damage from alcohol abuse. |
| Jennifer Conway | Karen Ardiff | ????–2010 | Applied for a job transfer to Galway, her home county. |
| Kay Costello | Sheila McWade | 1989–2008 | Moved to Limerick to find employment there. |
| Malachy Costello | Gerard Byrne | 1996–2009 | Moved out of Ireland, with his partner Lara and her daughter Jane. |
| Oisín Brennan | Patrick Ball | 1997-2007, 2016-2020 | Moved to London, swearing never to return to Carrigstown. |
| Ursula Cruise | Anna Manahan | 2004–2009 | Moved to live in England with her son, Enda. |
| Robert Daly | Sam Peter Corry | 2009–2012 | Moved to Belfast to accept a job as a lecturer. |
| Terry Deegan | Julie Hale | 2001–2007 | Moved to Dublin to look after her elderly parents. |
| T. J. "Tony Jr" Deegan | Ian Kenny | 2006–2007 | Moved to Dublin with his mother, Terry, to look after his grandparents. |
| Troy Dowling | 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 | Carmel Stephens | 2002–2009 | Moved out of Ireland after becoming impoverished. |
| Sylvester Garrigan | Frank O'Sullivan | 2005–2006 | He is assumed to be in prison. |
| Felix Jones | Yare Jegbefume | 2009–2010 | Returned to South Africa to become a patron for a local charity. |
| Kylie Kavanagh | Vicky Burke | 2004–2009 | Moved to live with her mother Siobhan in Spain after being dumped. |
| Bernie Kelly | Mary McNamara | 1989–2009 | Moved to Canada with relatives after the death of her mother, Mags. |
| Bernie Kelly | Fionnula Murphy | 2023 | Moved to Canada with relatives after the death of her mother, Mags. |
| Gloria Leahy | Meagan Keogh | ????–???? | Left Ireland searching for her real father, confused over his identity. |
| Avi Bar Lev | Asaf B. Goldfrid | 2009–2011 | Abandoned business partnership with Pete and fled to London. |
| James "Ringo" Leyden | Keith Duffy | 2008–2009 | Moved to Sierra Leone to become involved in work for a charity. |
| Seamus McAleer | Vinnie McCabe | 2005–2008 | Left Ireland to stay with daughter Lauren in Spain after Bill murdered Annette. |
| Philip McGuckian | Joe Taylor | ????–???? | Fled after being unable to pay back a loan taken from a loanshark. |
| Tracey McGuigan | Hilda Fay | 2001–2008 | Fled to Manchester after a dispute with a gangster. |
| Robin McKenna | Orlaith Rafter | 2001–2009 | Moved to accept a job in Cork, offered by her ex-boyfriend Lennie. |
| Paschal Mulvey | Brendan Cauldwell | 1996–2005 | Left to go live with his girlfriend Lily abroad. |
| Lara Newman | Eilis O'Donnell | 2009 | Moved out of Ireland, leaving with her daughter Jane and Malachy. |
| Cliodhna Norris | Aisling Bea | 2009 | Followed her boyfriend Ringo to Sierra Leone. |
| Una Norris | Sandra Curran | 2007–2009 | Moved to Sierra Leone, recovering from the devastation caused by her brother Turlough's death. |
| Shelly O'Connor | Hilary Reynolds | 1999, 2000, 2004 | Left Carrigstown. |
| Baz O'Reilly | Pat Ainscough | 2004 | Followed his female companion to a hideout in Surrey. |
| David Osbourne | Mat Fraser | 2010–2011 | Left to accept a job in Limerick alongside his brother. |
| Duncan Stonehouse | Nathan Gordon | ????–2010 | Left Ireland and enlisted with the Army in London. |
| Aoife Stringer | Laoisha O'Callaghan | ????–???? | Moved to Manchester to continue with her studies. |
| Judith Dillon | Catherine Byrne | 2010–2014 | Moved to Munich. |
| Neasa Dillon | Aobhin Garrihy | 2010–2013 | |
| Caoimhe Dillon | 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–???? | - |