Claire McCarroll

Canada's Supreme Court upholds C$9m fine on maple syrup thief Nearly 3,000 tonnes of maple syrup was stolen in the so-called Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist.

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Tiara of Eugénie, Photo credit: Louvre

Hi, I'm @claireul2025.bsky.social, a Paris-based tour guide and part-time UL Public History MA student.

Yesterday we got TIARA-BLE news from the #Louvre.

Inspired by the headlines, let’s look at the greatest #HeistHistories during my week-long student takeover #HI6171 📸: Louvre

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a painting of a woman making a funny face and giving the middle finger Alt: a painting of a woman making a funny face and raising her index finger to argue

Today let's explore the #HeistHistories surrounding the 1911 theft of the #MonaLisa. For anyone who's visited the #Louvre and joined the Mona mosh pit, it's hard to believe she was once unpopular, and that it was the very act of being stolen that transformed her into a pop culture icon. TBC 👇#HI6171

21.10.2025 10:34 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0

Map with magnifying glass

Do you remember where you were when you heard about the #NorthernBankHeist? Tell me about it 👇#HI6171 #Heist #Ireland #PublicHistory #HeistHistories📷: Freepik.com

22.10.2025 06:13 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

an aerial view of a bank with a dollar sign on the top ALT: an aerial view of a bank with a dollar sign on the top

Northern Ireland, 2004. Just six sleeps until Christmas. Late in the evening, two separate households hear knocks at their doors, but it’s not carolers who await. It’s armed men, arriving to take the families of bank employees hostage.

So begins the intense story of the #NorthernBankHeist.
#HI6171

22.10.2025 06:04 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Love this. The world needs more nice. Needs more Canada.

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#LouvreHeist2025 #LouvreHeist1911

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