A motorcyclist has died after a crash at a competition.

The man was racing on Sunday on the Killalane circuit near Skerries, north Dublin, when he came off his bike.

A trackside marshal was also injured in the accident but his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

A Garda spokesman said the accident happened in a race at 1.20pm and the rider was rushed to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, where he was pronounced dead.

It is understood the biker, from Northern Ireland, was an experienced road racer having also competed in the Isle of Man TT and across Ireland, the UK and Europe.

Organisers called racing off early after a second accident.