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'We were looking for new ideas for Sea Sunday. We thought that we had the ideal location in the harbour that we could release the ducks from one bridge and have them go to the other.
'We are absolutely delighted that we raised just shy of €5,000. It was absolutely fantastic and the weather was lovely,' she said.
The race saw spectators line out across the harbour, anticipating the fun. 'There were people all across the pedestrian bridge, the stone bridge and all out at the back of Flanagan's Wharf. It really was the ideal location to be able to spectate safely,' Elaine said.
She also ensured no ducks were lost at sea, rounding them up shortly after the race. 'None of them are gone to Wales that we know of,' she added.
The rubber duck race was apart of Sea Sunday, organised by the RNLI fundraising committee, where the blessing of the boats also took place to honour local members of the community whose lives were lost at sea. Alongside this, the community also celebrated Diversity Day.
Elaine thanked the members of the community with selling and promoting the fundraiser. 'It was really well supported. There were lads going around with duck hats and t-shirts, so we were all gone mad. They were all going around saying what's the quack, instead of the craic.
'I had seen it in other places, and we had never attempted to do something as extravagant as it,' she said.
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