A big THANK YOU to the Mayson Hotel in Dublin for removing greyhound racing from its website.
The 4-star boutique hotel - “Dublin’s coolest place to stay” - had presented information about Shelbourne Park greyhound stadium but this has now been deleted following an appeal from the Irish Council Against Blood Sports. In our correspondence to the hotel, we highlighted the cruelty and killing in greyhound racing, the injuries and deaths at tracks and the fact that national tourism bodies Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland have both stopped promoting greyhound racing due to fears that it damages Ireland's reputation as a tourist destination.
Thumbs up to the Mayson Hotel for its compassionate response.
Located close to bus and Luas stops in the heart of Dublin Docklands - and just 15 minutes walk from O’Connell Bridge - The Mayson is within easy reach of many of the city’s attractions, including 3 Arena, Bord Gais Energy Theatre, The Irish Emigration Museum, Dublin Castle, Abbey Theatre, The Workman’s Club live music venue and Jervis Shopping Centre. Find out more about the hotel and its current offers at https://themayson.ie/offers/
The Mayson is the latest in a growing list of companies which have rejected greyhound racing, including Toyota Ireland, Opel Ireland, Heineken Ireland/Murphy's, Dublin Bus, Eir Sport, Tesco Ireland, Electric Ireland, Applegreen, Barry's Tea, Hyde Irish Whiskey, Galway Crystal, FBD Insurance, Air France (which removed Irish greyhound racing from 44 of its international websites), Botanica International, Voucher Cloud, Permanent TSB, Maldron Hotels, Clayton Hotels, North Star Hotel Dublin, Metropole Hotel Cork, Treacy's Hotel Waterford, Trip Indicator, In Your Pocket City Guides, Food For Thought (the official publication of the Restaurants Association of Ireland), Hertz, Galway Tourism, Tramore.ie, Dublin Convention Bureau, Ireland Before You Die, etc.
Watch RTE’s award-winning "Greyhounds Running For Their Lives" documentary to witness the cruelty of greyhound racing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYTb2qBjlMM