 "Dear John" was a number one best-seller in Ireland, co-written by Nugent and Sam Smyth.By writing prank letters, Nugent and Smyth convinced then Taoiseach Albert Reynolds to help the fictitious 'John' seek a grant from the Industrial Development Authority to produce dog bowls modelled on dinner plates; prompted Charles Haughey to meet 'John' to help fund a 'Bring Back Charlie' campaign, and provoked Pope John Paul II to pray for 'John's' children because his kids put condoms on the family chess-set bishops.The "Irish Times" included "Ireland on the Internet" among its top ten computer books of 1995.