TJ Reid returns to the squad as Kilkenny name team to face Cork

Kilkenny boss Derek Lyng has named the same team that was scheduled to face Limerick for tomorrow evening's Allianz League clash with Cork.

It means Eoin Murphy and Tommy Walsh will make their first competitive outing of the season but it's on the bench where there are notable inclusions.

TJ Reid makes a matchday squad for the first time in 2025 which will be huge boost to Kilkenny supporters and he's joined by Fionan Mackessy and Zach Bay Hammond who have both fought off injuries that were picked up in the early rounds.

There is still no sign of the likes of Adrian Mullen, Richie Reid or John Donnelly but the Cats look to be edging closer to what their squad will look like in the summer time and this Division 1 affair on Leeside will be a good marker of where they stand

After losing to Tipperary last weekend, the Rebels will be out to make a point on home soil for a game that is expected to attract a large crowd and all the action can be seen on RTE 2 where there is a 5pm start.

Kilkenny team to face Cork- Eoin Murphy (Glenmore); Mikey Butler (O'Loughlin Gaels), Huw Lawlor (O'Loughlin Gaels), Tommy Walsh (Tullaroan); David Blanchfield (Glenmore), Mikey Carey (Young Irelands), Paddy Deegan (O'Loughlin Gaels); Killian Doyle (Emeralds), Jordan Molloy (O'Loughlin Gaels); Martin Keoghan (Tullaroan), Cian Kenny (James Stephens), Billy Ryan (Graigue Ballycallan); Stephen Donnelly (Thomastown), Eoin Cody (Shamrocks), Harry Shine (Dicksboro).

Subs- Aidan Tallis (Lisdowney), Padraic Moylan (Dicksboro), Peter Connellan (Thomastown), Peter McDonald (Thomastown), Fionan Mackessy (O'Loughlin Gaels), Zach Bay Hammond (Thomastown), Billy Drennan (Galmoy), Luke Connellan (Thomastown), Gearoid Dunne (Tullaroan), Luke Hogan (O'Loughlin Gaels), TJ Reid (Shamrocks).