TJ Reid hits double as Kilkenny crush Offaly to stay on Leinster title track

The Irish Sun

10-05-2025

TJ REID wasted no time in making his championship mark — and showed Kilkenny fans he's still the man for the big stage.
Making his first appearance of the summer, the seven-time All-Star fired 2-9 as
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The game was TJ Reid's first match of summer against Offaly
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Reid bagged 2-9 in a big win for the Cats as they aim to hang onto their Leinster crown
Reid hit the net for the first time in the 12th minute to open up a nine-point lead — and with Offaly already reeling from a Galway hammering and their U-20s crashing out on Monday, the result was never in doubt from there.
In truth, this was a mismatch. Kilkenny bossed both half-lines, with Mikey Carey and Paddy Deegan starring in defence.
While Billy Ryan and John Donnelly chipped in with four points each from play — including three apiece in the first half alone.
Offaly had bright sparks in Brian Duignan from placed balls, and the lively trio of Daniel Bourke, Charlie Mitchell and Oisín Kelly up front.
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But after hanging on at 2-10 to 0-9 approaching the break, Derek Lyng's side cut loose with six unanswered scores before the interval.
The second half began quietly, before bursting to life six minutes in when Adrian Mullen marked his return from injury with a cracking solo goal.
Oisín Kelly hit back instantly with a fine finish — but that was Offaly's only score of a wind-assisted third quarter.
As the game fizzled out, Reid struck again before Kelly ran 40 metres to blast a brilliant second goal — a rare moment of joy for the visitors in an otherwise grim evening.
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