Reid ravenous on return as he fires 2-9 to ease Cats past outclassed Offaly 

Kilkenny's attacking colossus savours return to Championship action as he hits 2-2 from play at Nowlan Park

INSIDE OUT: TJ Reid of Kilkenny is tackled by Ben Conneely of Offaly during the Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 3 match between Kilkenny and Offaly at UPMC Nowlan Park in Kilkenny. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile

Leinster SHC: KILKENNY 4-25 OFFALY 2-16 

The return of TJ Reid to championship action was a bigger story than anything that happened on the field at UPMC Nowlan Park this evening, and the seven-time All-Star didn’t miss a beat as he fired in 2-9, 2-2 from play, in a facile win for the Cats.