I'm sure that's exactly why he's done it!
BTW another country cover he did was "When You Say Nothing At All", no mention of the original artist who was Alison Krauss.
And Boyzone did "I Love The Way You Love Me" which was again by a country singer called John Michael Montgomery.
I have all these originals, and Ronan just doesn't compare!
Can't he find a good original song to sing?