[citation needed] In 1955 Reidy joined the Thurles Sarsfields senior team, however, his studies for the priesthood impacted on his availability for key matches.
[citation needed] After missing Sarsfields's 1956 championship triumph, Reidy was included on the starting fifteen for the 1957 decider against Na Piarsaigh.
[citation needed] In 1959 Reidy won a second championship medal as Thurles Sarsfields defeated Kilruane MacDonagh's by 3-12 to 2-6.
Reidy joined the Tipperary senior team in 1956, however, his studies for the priesthood hindered his inter-county career.
In 1958 Reidy won a Munster medal as a non-playing substitute as Tipperary regained the provincial crown following a 4–12 to 1–5 trouncing of reigning champions Waterford.
Liam Devaney, Donie Nealon and Larry Keane all scored goals for Tipperary in the first-half, while Tony Wall sent a seventy-yard free untouched to the Galway net.
Upon his return to Ireland he served in many parishes in the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore including Kilsheelan, Cahir and Passage East before he came to Clonmel.