This is actually considered best practice now for content for public consumption. If you can lower the average reading age for understanding the content you increase the amount of people that can read it.
Moreover, not everybody is fluent in English. Considering the article is about an EU-related fine, where less than 1% of the population uses English as mother-tongue, I'd say trying to be as accessible as possible is good.
That's why local media exists.
Considering the website is "Raidió Teilifís Éireann", I am actually glad the article is in English and not in Irish.