Aisling O’Reilly

So they haven't been on form.

They're coming up against the Dublin side who got the job done against Galway last time out.

And I think people maybe were a little bit surprised by that.

Their bench was definitely the difference in there.

Rob Hederton coming on, Ronan Hayes was brilliant there too.

So I think it's going to be tough, but the form when you look at going to Parnell Park and trying to get a win for Dublin against Kilkenny, it's actually in Kilkenny side.

So Dublin have never bet Kilkenny in the championship.

I think it's won since World War II.

So it's been a long, long time.

But here it could be this weekend.

because they're against Offaly yet another big one as well so I think Offaly have been a breath of fresh air in the Hurling Championship this year they've obviously drew with Kilkenny and with Dublin so if they were to get the job done at the weekend and then Kilkenny were to lose against Dublin they will go through which I think will be so massive for Offaly Hurling because they're unfortunately they haven't picked up a point yet in the Leinster Championship but they've had great showings and they've really been brilliant in the Championship but I think it's all about Offaly now if they can get the job done

And if Kilkenny faltered, I think that would be huge in the Leinster Championship because Kilkenny are going for seven in a row.

And if they don't make it through, there'll be a lot of talk there.

Yeah, definitely.

I think it's a very hard thing for a new manager to go in.

It's almost at times a no-win situation.

But I think for any new manager going in, they just have to put their own stamp on things, make it their own, and for the players to really believe in them.

Because if they've had success with a previous manager, that was then.

You know, this is the now, so you have to move on very quickly.

But someone like Pep, who's, I think, transformed the game really.