There have been calls to resume the talks process at Stormont in the wake of the murder of journalist Lyra McKee.

SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood has written to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Prime Minister Theresa May, as well as “all party leaders”.

Alliance Leader Naomi Long has replied on Twitter, saying “I'm in”.

Meanwhile the UUP leader, Robin Swann, says he has written to the Prime Minister asking her to “intervene and restore all party talks”.

It comes after 29-year-old Lyra McKee was shot dead during disturbances in the Creggan area of Londonderry last week.

DUP Leader Arlene Foster and Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald together attended a vigil in the hours after the killing.

Northern Ireland has been without devolved government since January 2017.

Mr Eastwood said: "There is an unmistakable public desire that the tragic and terrible loss of Lyra McKee marks a turning point for our peace and political process.

"I am therefore writing to all party leaders and to the two governments to urge that talks are convened this week in order to finally restore government in Northern Ireland.

"On the streets of Creggan, in Derry and across Ireland a clear and resolute message has been sent to Lyra's killers and to all of those still wedded to the futility of violence.

"They are the enemies of all of us on this island and enemies of the shared future we have all chosen to build."

Mr Swann said he is “fully supportive” of the call.

He added: “We can't allow either local government or European election campaigns to stall the process any further and any party who wishes to exclude themselves shouldn't be allowed to hold the rest of us back."