26 Facts About Carol Foley

Carol Foley is a fictional character in the Irish soap opera Fair City, portrayed by Aisling O'Neill.

Carol Foley has featured in Fair City for more than two decades.

Carol Foley's storylines have included a number of affairs, alcoholism and child abuse.

In 1999 Carol Foley, a recovering alcoholic, arrives in Carrigstown searching for her son Lorcan, whom she gave up for adoption years prior, as she had discovered he was in trouble for breaking into cars and going joyriding in them.

In early 2001 Carol Foley goes back to an old flame Billy Meehan.

When Carol Foley becomes pregnant, Billy shows a kind side, showering her with gifts and making big plans for their future.

In early November 2001, Carol Foley finds out about everything in the worst way possible when she catches Billy out with Tracey just hours after they got married.

Carol Foley, not wanting to be reminded of Billy's prostitution ring, plays the grieving widow to Billy's former right-hand man Mick Mahoney and convinces him to manage the day-to-day running of her pub The Galley, which was a front for prostitutes under Billy's watch.

Carol Foley is able to keep Leo under control, but months later in 2002, the Gardai find Billy's body when a dog digs it up and a passerby notices it.

When Carol Foley arrives at the rendezvous point, she is shocked to discover that Pascal is sitting unconscious in a chair and the war veteran spends months in a comatose state in hospital.

In 2003 days before Leo's trial takes place, Leo suddenly realises that Billy's body had been moved, but by then it is too late, as Carol Foley feigns ignorance of what really happened.

Carol Foley begins dating Shay Houlihan in 2004, but she gets bored of him and later begins a relationship with Anthony Farrell.

Carol Foley begins a friendship with the crime boss through Farrell's meetings with him as his solicitor.

Carol Foley helps Garrigan in efforts to reconcile with his daughter, but he ends up losing her again when she learns of his criminal position.

In mid 2006, Lorcan leaves the Irish Army and Carol Foley lets him run her nightclub, but is later furious to discover that he's using it as a front for drug-dealing, fearing that he is going down a similar path to Billy.

In late 2006 Carol Foley has an affair with Rory Goff, who unknown to her, is an undercover Garda who infiltrates Garrigan's gang and coaxes her into giving him information about Garrigan.

When Carol Foley arrives on the scene, she calls for an ambulance and they are taken to hospital.

Garrigan suspects that Carol Foley has betrayed him and decides to leave Carrigstown for the time being, but Detective Sergeant Byrne arrests him and takes him to a Garda station for questioning.

Carol Foley is overcome by happiness, but she is saddened at the thought that her son will never be able to hold his baby.

Ali is furious when she finds out and she believes that Carol Foley is betraying Lorcan.

In 2009 the Criminal Assets Bureau starts investigating Carol Foley's illegally acquired assets.

Carol Foley later is involved in an unlikely relationship with Christy Phelan and the pair become engaged in 2010.

Carol Foley starts dating Dan Keating in 2013 shortly after his arrival in Carrigstown.

Carol Foley reveals the harrowing details of her childhood to Robbie in which she recounts how she was abused by one of her father's friends when she was 11.

When Carol Foley turns up to exchange vows, Robbie is horrified to see her all bloody and bruised.

Carol Foley has been likened to Peggy Mitchell, the character in British soap opera EastEnders.