Former Offaly hurling star Johnny Pilkington was the subject of last night’s Laochra Gael on TG4.

Pilkington won two All-Ireland SHC titles with the Faithful County, as well as four All-Ireland club crowns with his native Birr, and the now 49-year-old reflected on the glory years of his playing career in the documentary which received rave reviews on Twitter.

That #LaochraGael was one of the best. Johnny Pilkington what a man 👏🏻

— John Egan (@JohnEgan92) February 4, 2021

Really thrilled that people got to see the “real” Johnny Pilkington tonight. The inaccurate caricature of him has been put to bed thank god. He was a brilliant hurler & teammate with the heart of a lion. You could see tonight what his family, club & county meant to him. 👋👋👋

— Michael Duignan (@DuignanMichael) February 4, 2021

#LaochraGael Graet show with Johnny Pilkington @SportTG4 . Great bunch of talented lads on that @Offaly_GAA team. Knew how to enjoy life on and off field. No wonder so many players are retiring, no fun for players any more. Balance wrong.

— Tony Davis (@allireland1) February 4, 2021

@SportTG4 Loving the Johnny Pilkington #LaochraGael - mid 90’s is why I fell in love with hurling. John Troy, Jamsie, Ciarán Carey, Martin Storeys moustache. Great days. Brilliant shining a light on these fine men

— Thomas Niblock (@thomasniblock) February 4, 2021

Laochra Gael on @TG4TV is one of the top sports programmes by a country mile but like anything it’s the people that make it and tonight’s episode with Johnny Pilkington was one of the best....a character yes but the programme showed the depth to one of the greats of the game.

— Shane Cassells (@ShaneCassells) February 4, 2021

What a Brilliant Laochra Gael on Offaly Legend Johnny Pilkington. What a Character. The few pints didn't do him any harm. A Gifted hurler 👏👏

— Buff Egan (@buff_egan) February 4, 2021

Johnny Pilkington was & is some man!👏🏻👏🏻 #LaochraGael

— Paul Murphy (@PaulMurphykk) February 4, 2021

Given the level of hurling resources within Offaly, the team which Johnny Pilkington played on was possibly one of hurlings greatest #laochragael @GAA_BEO

— Timmy Hammersley (@TimmyHammersley) February 4, 2021

Whether it was 4 pints or 40 the truth rarely gets in the way of a good story!! Really enjoyed that Laochra Gael. Johnny did his talking on the field and certainly was no sheep 🐏

— Redmond Barry (@ReddBarry) February 4, 2021

Johnny Pilkington on Laochra Gael.. The most enjoyable honest interview yet. Train hard party hard What a player #LaochraGael

— Derek McNicholas (@DerekMcNicholas) February 5, 2021

With the time difference here I couldn't catch #LaochraGael but my twitter feed today is all Johnny Pilkington! Can't wait to watch it back today 💚⚪💛

— Niall Geraghty (@NiallerGeraghty) February 5, 2021

#LaochraGael just gets better by the week! Thanks to @SportTG4 for bringing back so many great memories! Johnny Pilkington was a special player, a real leader on a special Offaly team of the 90s

— john dineen (@rebeldineen) February 4, 2021

"So I gave training a miss" 😄😄😄😄 I love Johnny Pilkington #LaochraGael

— Oisin Langan (@oisinlangan) February 4, 2021

All kinds of great memories and faces from the past popped up on Johnny P’s Laochra Gael last night - relive our club’s rich history and our four club All-Ireland wins on our website 💚❤️https://t.co/U3Y7mW0Z4u pic.twitter.com/3rIQhUfCs3

— Birr GAA (@BirrCLG) February 5, 2021