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Mon 03 Mar 2007UK-Irish meeting to discuss financial package for NorthSenior Irish officials will meet their counterparts from the British treasury in London towards the end of this week to discuss details of a financial package for Northern Ireland, The Irish Timeshas learned.This is the latest in a series of meetings involving civil servants from Dublin and London. The Irish group includes officials from finance, foreign affairs and the Taoiseach's own department.