An Irish question

Can the Republic's soi-disant smart nationalist, Martin Mansergh, write a column about any issue without a favourable mention for Eamon De Valera? Saturday's Irish Times (subs. req'd):

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Pope Benedict XVI, and most have applauded the name, deserves the goodwill and good wishes of all Christians, in what is an immensely onerous task for a man of any age, writes Martin Mansergh ...

... In 1921 Pope Benedict XV, who tried to stop the first World War and wanted to save the Austrian-Hungarian monarchy, sent a message to George V on the eve of the Treaty negotiations on October 19th, 1921 ... De Valera disputed several points in what he considered the tendentious Lloyd George-drafted reply.