Northern Ireland

Prodigy's Keith Flint was regular visitor to Northern Ireland with music and bikes

Prodigy star Keith Flint with the DUP's Arlene Foster in 2014 at the launch of the North West 200 at Titanic Belfast
Prodigy star Keith Flint with the DUP's Arlene Foster in 2014 at the launch of the North West 200 at Titanic Belfast Prodigy star Keith Flint with the DUP's Arlene Foster in 2014 at the launch of the North West 200 at Titanic Belfast

KEITH Flint was a regular visitor to Northern Ireland with The Prodigy in the 1990s and later as a motorbike enthusiast with a team of title-winning riders.

The dance act played to sell-out audiences at the Ulster Hall, Maysfield and King's Hall in Belfast during the Troubles, at a time when many other high-profile acts were reluctant to visit the city.

After battling drink and drugs during the band's hey-day, Flint later came passionate about motorcycle racing and increased his involvement with the sport in 2010 by heading up his own highly successful Team,Traction Control.

Using Yamaha machinery, he was a regular visitor to Northern Ireland with his star rider Ian Hutchinson winning the 2016 Ulster GP race.

The star (49) was found dead at his home in Essex on Monday morning.