The Indoor Season Got Under Way Today With The Munster Open Senior and Junior Championships in Nenagh. Ireland’s leading walkers, with an array of national titles and records between them, recorded an impressive double. Both men’s and women’s races were held together and featured Olympians Gillian O’Sullivan from Farranfore Maine Valley and Robert Heffernan from Togher. Both athletes went straight to the lead in their respective events and both were intent on a good post Christmas blow-out. Both expressed delight with their winning performances and pledged to return next Sunday for the AAI Games. This was Gillian’s first real competitive outing in two and a half years after injury and illness forced her onto the sidelines. Her short term target is the qualifying standard for the World championships in Japan in August. Heffernan is another to put injury and illness behind him, although he experienced more frustration in recent days. He had planned to compete in an indoor 5,000m in Russia this weekend, but, after travelling to London, he was unable to travel any further because he did not have a visa. The whole affair cost him in the region of €1,000. After the AAI Games he heads off for some warm weather training as part of his build up to the World championships for which he has a qualifying standard. Kelly Proper from Ferrybank set a new CBP in the jnior long jump with a best effort of 5.81, a big improvement on the old record of 5.63 which she also held. Details.Junior Men 60m Hurdles 1 Brendan O'Connor Beara 9.70 60 Meters 1 Christopher Russell Ferrybank 7.24 2 David O'Shea Dooneen 7.31 3 Ciaran Kenny B.I.A.C. 7.41 200 Meters 1 Christopher Russell Ferrybank 23.13 2 Christopher Murnane Levale 23.73 3 Ciaran Kenny B.I.A.C. 23.76 400 Meters 1 Ciaran O'D. Collins Emerald 51.85 2 Finbarr Horgan Clonmel 52.23 3 Thomas O'Sullivan Levale 55.18 800 Meters 1 Graham O'Riordan Ballincollig 2.18.17 2 Niall Fitzgerald Ind. 2.24.49 3 James Connolly F/McSweeney 2.26.85 5000m Walk 1 Niall Prendeville Farranfore Mv 26.13.86 2 Sean McMullin Mullingar Hrs 27.38.56 High Jump 1 Bobby Murphy Menipans 1.45 2 Aran Meyler Menipans 1.35 Long Jump 1 Niall Counihan Dooneen 6.41 2 David Quilligan Levale 6.25 3 Gavin Kennedy Ferrybank 6.15 Triple Jump 1 Niall Counihan Dooneen 13.37 Shot 1 Daniel Clifford Farranfore Mv 13.15 2 Michael Whelan Lios Tuathail 12.37 3 Shane Kennedy Ferrybank 10.62 4 x 200 Meters 1 Leevale 1.39.0 2 Lios Tuathail 1.44.0 Junior Women 60m Hurdles 1 Mairead Murphy Ferrybank 9.09 2 Jessie Barr Ferrybank 9.61 3 Nicollette Finn Borrisokane 12.18 60 Meters 1 Niamh Whelan Ferrybank 7.84 2 Mairead Murphy Ferrybank 7.84 3 Kelly Proper Ferrybank 8.02 200 Meters 1 Niamh Whelan Ferrybank 25.53 2 Kelly Proper Ferrybank 25.74 3 Louise McArdle Leevale 27.09 400 Meters 1 Mary O'Connor Ferrybank 59.35 2 Jessie Barr Ferrybank 59.41 3 Alanna Quinn Leevale 63.07 800 Meters 1 Francis O'Shea North Cork 2.23.97 2 Aisling NiNuallain Tralee Hrs. 2.37.03 3 Maura Fitzgerald Farranfore MV 2.39.08 1500 Meters 1 Mary O'Connor Ferrybank 4.58.07 2 Alby Carragher Nenagh Ol 5.14.14 3 Maura Fitzgerald Farranfore MV 5.34.00 3000 Meters 1 Alvy Carragher Nenagh Ol 11.05.40 2 Maura Fitzgerald Farranfore MV 11.53.42 3000m Walk 1 Sorcha Prendeville Lios Tuathail 16.05.19 2 Sinead Prendeville Lios Tuathail 16.06.64 3 A Prendeville Estuary 18.11.81 High Jump 1 Laura 'Reilly An Riocht 1.53 2 Roisin Howard G/Fermoy 1.50 3 Amanda Nevin Borrisokane 1.50 Long Jump 1 Kelly Proper Ferrybank 5.81 2 Mairead Murphy Ferrybank 5.34 3 Roisin Howard G/Fermoy 5.06 Triple Jump 1 Jessie Barr Ferrybank 10.73 2 Sinead Donnelly Ferrybank 10.34 3 Lisa Kelly Borrisokane 10.09 Shot 1 Claire Fitzgerald Tralee Hrs. 11.97 2 Katie O'Shea Farranfore MV 11.25 3 Roisin Howard G/Fermoy 9.81 Senior Men 60m Hurdles 1 Kevin Grant Letterkenny 9.66 2 Tommy Greene St. John's Cl 12.23 60 Meters 1 Darren O'Donovan Leevale 7.13 2 Carl McNamara Leevale 7.14 3 Derek Duff Leevale 7.16 200 Meters 1 Carl McNamara Leevale 22.68 2 Gordon Kennedy Tullamore Hrs 23.42 3 Alan Mahoney Menapians 23.56 400 Meters 1 Keiran Ware Togher 52.02 2 Shane McCormack Menapians 53.26 3 Ruadhairi Kedney Menapians 53.29 800 Meters 1 Martin Conry Sligo 1.59.97 2 Ronan Foolkes Togher 2.04.94 3 Dave Drohan Waterford 2.08.01 1500 Meters 1 Patrick McCarthon W Limerick 4.03.89 2 William Hughes Thurles Crokes 4.14.84 3 James Ledingham W/Waterford 4.37.42 3000 Meters 1 Sean McGrath East Cork 8.59.52 2 Colm Turner Limerick 9.01.17 3 James McCarthy East Cork 9.04.26 5000m Walk 1 Robbie Heffernan Togher 19.42.67 2 John Egan Bree 22.47.58 3 Sean Pender Kilmurry Ib NC 27.26.09 High Jump 1 Keith King Kilmurrary IB 1.90 2 Liam Houlihan W/Waterford 1.85 3 Brendan Dennehy Rising Sun 1.80 Long Jump 1 Darragh O'Farrell Borrisokane 6.87 2 Brendan Dennehy Rising Sun 6.03 3 Conor Sheehy Togher 5.94 Triple Jump 1 Brendan Dennehy Rising Sun 12.26 2 Keith King Kilmurry Ib 11.44 3 Tommy Greene St. John's Cl 10.37 Shot 1 Patsy O'Connor Tralee Hrs. 12.64 2 James Nagle Farranfore Mv 12.26 3 John Sheehan Dooneen 11.17 56 lbs Dist 1 James Nagle Farranfore Mv 7.31 2 Patsy O'Connor Tralee Hrs. 7.00 3 Mursel Drita Waterford 5.36 4 x 200 Meters 1 Dooneen 1.40.0 56 lbs Dist 1 Michael Whelan Lios Tuathail 6.95 Senior Women 60m Hurdles 1 Avril Dillion DSD 9.76 2 Katey Byrd Leevale 11.12 60 Meters 1 Avril Dillion DSD 8.42 2 Sinead Mackey Leevale 8.81 200 Meters 1 Christina Broderick Belgooly 27.26 2 Dawn Kelly Belgooly 27.84 3 Katey Byrd Leevale 28.30 400 Meters 1 Christina Broderick Belgooly 59.43 800 Meters 1 Laura Crowe An Riocht 2.20.89 2 Dawn Kelly Belgooly 2.30.15 3 Angela Hogan Borrisokane 2.44.12 1500 Meters 1 Siobhan O'Doherty Borrisokane 4.52.80 2 Maria M. Griffin Waterford 3.03.37 3000 Meters 1 Siobhan O'Doherty Borrisokane 10.35.79 2 Natasha Finn Borrisokane 13.15.92 3000m Walk 1 Gillian O'Sullivan Farranfore MV 13.00.79 High Jump 1 Christina Broderick Belgooly 1.40 Long Jump 1 Amanda O'Farrell Borrisokane 4.91 Triple Jump 1 Amanda O'Farrell Borrisokane 10.24 2 Christina Broderick Belgooly 9.59 Shot Putt 1 Amanda O'Farrell Borrisokane 10.34 2 Catriona Ryan Ind. 10.13 3 Gillian Austin Borrisokane 10.05 4 x 200 Meters 1 Leevale 1.52.0 2 Borrisokane 1.54.0 3 Belgooly 1.58.0 Munster Athletics