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Tue 11 Nov 2002In a cold climate, a heroic standCarolyn Swift died on Saturday. A short while before her death, I had drafted a column about her for today. I have decided to let it stand as a reflection, perhaps, of the way the Irish State always seems to move too slowly and acknowledge the truth too late.Carolyn Swift may not be with us much longer. She has been struggling with cancer for some and is now is a hospice. When she dies, there will be many tributes, some of them heartfelt and sincere, some full of platitudes. The tributes will refer to her many contributions to the arts in Ireland: her work as a script editor for RTÉ, her late blossoming as a children's author, her writing as dance critic of this newspaper.