list of longest - serving soap opera actors 

Statements about this table:
seamus moran and rebecca smith be both from the soap opera fair city
mich nolan sorcha furlong have the same year of 2001 -
grace barry be in soap opera for 1 year longer than gemma doorly
pat leavy be in opera for 1 year longer than rebecca smith
seamus moran and rebecca smith be both from the soap opera glenroe
seamus moran and rebecca smith be in soap opera for a duration of 1 year
grace barry be in soap opera for 10 year longer than gemma doorly
pat leavy be in opera for 6 year longer than rebecca smith
actor
character
soap opera
years
duration
tom jordon
charlie kelly
fair city
1989-
25 years
tony tormey
paul brennan
fair city
1989-
25 years
jim bartley
bela doyle
fair city
1989-
25 years
sarah flood
suzanne halpin
fair city
1989 - 2013
24 years
pat nolan
barry o'hanlon
fair city
1989 - 2011
22 years
martina stanley
dolores molloy
fair city
1992-
22 years
joan brosnan walsh
mags kelly
fair city
1989 - 2009
20 years
jean costello
rita doyle
fair city
1989 - 2008 , 2010
19 years
ciara o'callaghan
yvonne gleeson
fair city
1991 - 2004 , 2008-
19 years
celia murphy
niamh cassidy
fair city
1995-
19 years
mick lally
miley byrne
glenroe
1983 - 2001
18 years
geraldine plunkett
mary mcdermott moran
glenroe
1983 - 2001
18 years
emmet bergin
dick moran
glenroe
1983 - 2001
18 years
robert carrickford
stephen brennan
glenroe
1983 - 2001
18 years
joe lynch
dinny byrne
glenroe
1983 - 2000
17 years
actor
character
soap opera
years
duration
mary mcevoy
biddy mcdermott byrne
glenroe
1983 - 2000
17 years
diarmuid mac an adhastair
séamus ocatháin
ros na rún
1996-
18 years
dave duffy
leo dowling
fair city
1996-
18 years
seamus power
dermot fahey
fair city
1996-
18 years
david mitchell
jimmy doyle
fair city
1991 - 2008
17 years
maureen toal
teasy byrne
glenroe
1985 - 2001
16 years
alan stanford
george manning
glenroe
1985 - 2001
16 years
isobel mahon
michelle
glenroe
1985 - 2001
16 years
niamh quirke
rachel brennan
fair city
1997-
17 years
aaron harris
miles byrne
fair city
1998-
16 years
maclean burke
damien halpin
fair city
1998-
16 years
tom hopkins
christy phelan
fair city
1998-
16 years
claudia carroll
nicola prendergast
fair city
1990 - 2005 , 2008
15 years
aisling o'neill
carol meehan
fair city
1999-
15 years
actor
character
soap opera
years
duration
shiela mcwade
kay costello
fair city
1994 - 2008
14 years
paul raynor
harry molloy
fair city
1992 - 2005
13 years
mick nolan
ray o'connell
fair city
2000-
14 years
sorcha furlong
orla kirwan
fair city
2000-
14 years
gerard byrne
malachy costello
fair city
1996 - 2009
13 years
joan o'hara
eunice dunstan
fair city
1994 - 2007
13 years
pat leavy
hannah finnegan
fair city
1990 - 2003
13 years
rachel sarah murray
jo fahey
fair city
2000 - 2011 , 2012-
13 years
una crawford o'brien
renee phelan
fair city
1998 - 2009 , 2012-
13 years
tommy o'neill
john deegan
fair city
2001-
13 years
seamus moran
mike gleeson
fair city
1996 - 2008
12 years
rebecca smith
annette daly
fair city
1997 - 2009
12 years
grace barry
mary - ann byrne
glenroe
1990 - 2001
11 years
gemma doorly
sarah o'leary
fair city
2001 - 2011
10 years