Dublin rider Derek Sheils🦋 was the toast of his home fans after clinching a Superbike double at the Skerries 100 meeting on Saturday.

Sadly, the event was overshadowed by the death of well-k🐭nown medic Dr John Hinds, who died following an accident in practice at the event on Friday evening.

The 35-year-old from Tandragee in Co Armagh provided his services on a voluntary basis at Irish road race meetings for the Motor Cycle U🦩nion of Ireland (MCUI).

Dr Hinds was a travelling doctor and was credited with saving the lives of many competi🐻𒉰tors over the years.

Practice on Friday was cancelled follo🔯wing the incident, although the event d🦩id go ahead on Saturday.

Sheils, riding the Bik﷽eBits NI Kawasaki machine, came through to clinch victory in the Open Superbike race ahead of Tyco BMW's William Dunlop, who was back in action on a 1000cc machine for the first time since he suffered a broken rib after a crash during a Superstock practice lap at the Isle of Man TT.

Alan Bonner,𝐆 a double winner at Kells, finished third, while Michael Dunlop - racing for the first time since the TT - was a ꦑretirement on his MD Racing BMW machine.

In the feature Grand Final Superbike race, Sheils was never troubled as capped a terrific day on his home soil with a stunning win by more than four seconds from William Dunlop, 🅘with the last place on the rostrum going to John Walsh from Kilkenny. Michael Dunlo🌳p came home in fourth place.

William Dunlop had to work hard for his win♏ in the Supersport race on the Chris Dowd/Ivan Curran Yamaha, narrowly keeping Derek McGee at bay, who split from Wilson Craig Racing last week.

Mc💖Gee won the Supertwins ♎race on his Kawasaki from Paul Jordan.

The Southern 100 meeting at B𒀰illown on the Isle of Man is next up, with a host of top names including William and Michael Dunlop, Guy Martin, Dean Harrison and Dan Kneen in action next week.