An adult speech and language therapist is being recruited for north Wicklow, after years without one in the area, and following a three-year battle by local woman Bernadette McGrath. Deputy Steven Matthews received a letter from the HSE last week confirming that recruitment process is under way. 'This is an issue that I have been pushing for since the start of the summer after meeting with the wife of a man who had suffered an acquired brain injury and required speech and language therapy,' said Deputy Matthews. 'She outlined in detail the lack of services for those broadly in Wicklow but highlighted north Wicklow in particular due to the complete lack of public services,' he said. 'This lady deserves enormous credit for the tireless work she has done on this issue, lobbying the HSE, local TDs and various ministers to advocate for the need of this service in north Wicklow. I've had the opportunity to speak with her regularly since our first meeting and her tenacity and determination is incredible despite the hardships that she and her husband have faced.'