Lost in translation: Gardaí capture most unwanted award for phantom offender

PRAWO JAZDY – the name was a licence to bill the offender time and again for serial traffic offences.

A red rag to a bull, the bete noir of An Garda Síochána, he was the fugitive Polish driver who could not be captured by the long arm of the law despite being billed more than 50 times for traffic offences.

His unveiling garnered headlines the world over and yesterday earned An Garda Síochána the dubious honour of a global Ig Nobel Award.