He enjoyed All-Ireland successes at colleges level with Saint Reid made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the minor team Reid joined the senior panel as third-choice goalkeeper during the 2014 championship.
Saint Kieran"s College All-Ireland Colleges Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2010, 2011 Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2010 (sub), 2011 Ballyhale Shamrocks All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2015 Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2014 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2012, 2014 Kilkenny Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2015 (sub) All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2010 Leinster Minor Hurling Championship (2): 2010.
Born in Ballyhale, County Kilkenny, Reid is a member of a hurling dynasty that has had a long association at club and inter-county levels.
