Stephen McCoy (fair city)

branie · 14-12-2012 8:20pm #1

Remember when his mother, Noeleen, sent him to boarding school so she could see more of Gary Maguire? That storyline has really stuck in my memory.

Mr E · 14-12-2012 8:25pm

The guys and girls in the Soap Opera forum may have a better memory for that stuff.
I'll move this thread there now.

branie · 14-12-2012 11:21pm

Anyone?

pookiesboo · 15-12-2012 12:20am

Wasnt Noeleen in a cult?

branie · 15-12-2012 12:23am

She was, but that was after she sent stephen away

branie · 15-12-2012 6:24pm

Stephen was seven when he went to boarding school

jos28 · 15-12-2012 9:09pm

He was mentioned a couple of times afterwards by Kay and Malachy but that's it, I reckon. Although come to think of it, did he come to stay with them on his summer holidays ??

branie · 16-12-2012 3:52pm

I remember Kay was shocked at the idea, but later, she gave Noeleen the money for the school fees

nlgbbbblth · 23-12-2012 9:44pm

Two Noeleens.
Two Kays.

No credibility.

im invisible · 23-12-2012 9:52pm

Any relation to the McCoy's that used own the pub there? Who's running that place now? I havnt seen Christy in ages, did he ever marry that Carol one? She was a bad one all-right,,

branie · 24-12-2012 9:14am

Stephen was the grandson of the orginal owner of McCoys; Kay was his stepgrandmother

branie · 02-01-2013 11:43pm

If I remember rightly, the school was in Dún Laoghaire

moy83 · 03-01-2013 9:03pm

Is this Stephen thats the barman now ?

branie · 03-01-2013 10:46pm

No, that's a different Stephen

deelite · 06-01-2013 9:43am

As far as I remember Noeleen died at the top of a hill or something like that and I think Stephen also died....or went to live with his father is the States.

brucey2020 · 08-01-2013 2:16pm

Yeah Noeleen committed suicide, and Stephen left to go to a boarding school(rte.ie/tv/faircity2008/stephen.html). It was left open for him to return, but the actor and his agent never followed it up. He went onto bigger things. Staring in the film '32A', TV Series 'Rock Rivals', and is now over in London, in his final year, which he will go straight into The Westend Theatre from. Down the line you should see him again on your Cinema/TV screens, so keep an eye out.

branie · 08-01-2013 10:29pm

Darragh Fallon, the first actor to play Stephen went off the radar after Stephen and Noeleen left for the cult's headquarters

brucey2020 · 08-01-2013 10:49pm

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Stephen+we+hardly+knew+you!-a0107732411.

A still from the old days of him(Darragh) https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/image/2104/045.html

branie · 08-01-2013 11:14pm

If I remember rightly, the name of the cult was Church of the Children of the Eternal Light

branie · 19-01-2013 9:59pm

Does anyone remember what Noeleen said to stephen, when he told her he didn't want to go to boarding school?

dixiedan · 19-01-2013 10:20pm

branie wrote: »

Does anyone remember what Noeleen said to stephen, when he told her he didn't want to go to boarding school?

Are you by any chance preparing for Mastermind with "Fair City in the 1990s" as your specialist subject ?

branie · 19-01-2013 10:50pm

Just wondering.

branie · 20-01-2013 11:19am

I don't think John Humphrys would have heard of Fair City :-)

branie · 20-01-2013 6:08pm

If you do remember what Noeleen said, let me know :-)

branie · 30-03-2013 5:41pm

Here's a picture from the storyline:

branie2 · 20-10-2014 9:26pm

That doesn't jog up memories then?

Radio5 · 27-10-2014 11:07am

When and to whom did Kay eventually sell the pub?

branie2 · 27-10-2014 11:15am

Kay selling the pub has nothing to do with this thread

The Parish priest · 25-12-2016 7:33pm

As Stephen was a baby at Christmas 1990, that means he was only 4 years old going to boarding school in 1994, typical fair city logic......

branie2 · 25-12-2016 8:17pm

He went to boarding school in 1997

branie2 · 25-12-2016 11:33pm

I'd like to see those episodes on Youtube

28-12-2016 3:44pm

I can remember the cult storyline from around 03/04. 'The family embraces you Stephen', 'And I embrace the family'. Bizarre writing.

The Parish priest · 28-12-2016 4:01pm

I remember he went off to boarding school for a second time offscreen and was never mentioned again, his friend Emma returned very briefly about 3 years later played by a different actress for a leaving cert pill storyline

branie2 · 03-09-2017 3:34pm

It's been 20 year since that storyline

Basal · 04-09-2017 2:34pm

It must have been to Headfort School he went

branie2 · 04-09-2017 2:34pm

Where's that?

Basal · 04-09-2017 2:38pm

Meath, think it's the only boarding school in Ireland that takes 7 year olds

branie2 · 04-09-2017 2:39pm

The school Stephen went to was in Dun Laoghaire

branie2 · 04-09-2017 4:15pm

And Stephen didn't know he was going to boarding school until his mother brought him to see the school two days before he started

Basal · 04-09-2017 8:09pm

branie2 wrote: »

And Stephen didn't know he was going to boarding school until his mother brought him to see the school two days before he started

Typical unrealistic fair city, I'd say you'd need to have a child's name down on a waiting list for years for all Irish boarding schools

branie2 · 04-09-2017 8:11pm

Noeleen had found a place that opened up quickly at the school

branie2 · 04-09-2017 9:50pm

And as I mentioned earlier, she wanted to see more of Gary Maguire

branie2 · 19-10-2017 5:18pm

Kay provided the money for the school fees

Dazzer32 · 23-01-2021 9:25pm

i played stephen back then i remeber the boarding school scene like it was yesterday !! im alive and well i just gave up acting after fair city i dont know why i loved it and it was a great experience ! I ended up becoming a plumber and just got in the dublin fire brigade sorry for the late reply haha

brucey2020 · 24-01-2021 1:06am

Where you the very first stephen or the second one?

Dazzer32 · 24-01-2021 1:48am

i was the first one i was in it for 3 years it was great craic as a kid being on tele as you could imagine !! I still remember loads of it
the second stephen mc coy they brought back only lasted a few episodes. My mam in it noeleen wanted to move on from fair city i think thats why i had to give it up and i got sent to boarding school basically

branie2 · 12-02-2021 12:20am

I hope the actress playing your mother was nice to you.

Stephen McCoy (fair city)

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