POLITICAL leaders must take inspiration from murdered journalist Lyra McKee to make Northern Ireland a brighter and more peaceful place, Secretary of State Karen Bradley has said.
It comes after the British and Irish governments confirmed a new round of political talks aimed at re-establishing powersharing.
It was confirmed that talks on the restoration of institutions will resume on May 7 and all the main parties will be invited.
Earlier this week, political leaders attended the funeral of Ms McKee in Belfast.
At her funeral, Fr Martin Magill challenged politicians as to why it had taken the death of the 29-year-old, who was shot by dissident republicans, to unite them.
Ms Bradley described her murder as a "sickening attack".
Speaking at a joint press conference with Ireland's Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney, Ms Bradley said Ms McKee's death could not be in vain.
"All of us must take inspiration from what Lyra achieved in her life and work to make Northern Ireland a brighter, more peaceful and prosperous place for everyone.
"My absolute determination is to see the restoration of all the political institutions established by the 1998 (Belfast) Agreement."
The institutions have been suspended for more than two years following a row between the DUP and Sinn Féin.
Mr Coveney said: "These few days belong to Lyra, her partner Sara, her family, friends and the people who loved her.
"We mourn with them and grieve for the life and career that was cut short so brutally and needlessly.
"Her ambition to change her society for the better through her career and telling her own story and supporting others to do the same could not stand in starker contrast with the people who took weapons on to the streets of Derry with callous disregard for human life, to intimidate, injure and kill."
Mr Coveney also urged young Catholics to join and support the PSNI, saying it "takes real courage to transform your community despite often intimidating circumstances".
In a direct message to dissident republicans, he said: "They are a small minority who try to control communities through fear and intimidation and twisted, warped thinking. They are not protecting communities, they are endangering them."
Mr Coveney said there was an "urgent need for positive and determined action" because "we are leaving far too much wide open space for other kinds of voices that don't believe in democracy but that peddle hate and fear".
He said the British-Irish Council would convene on May 8, the day after fresh talks on powersharing begin.
Asked how confident she was that the fresh round of talks would succeed, Mrs Bradley said: "I think what we saw this time last week - with the party leaders coming together, going to the Creggan estate, standing united, putting out a joint statement - really gives me a clear indication that the party leaders do want to do this."
Mr Coveney added: "I think it's different this time. I think there's a real understanding that Northern Ireland desperately needs its own government right now."
Earlier, Prime Minister Theresa May and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said they agreed that what was now needed was actions and not just words "from all of us who are in positions of leadership".
"We have agreed to establish a new process of political talks, involving all the main political parties in Northern Ireland, together with the UK and Irish governments, in accordance with the three-stranded process," they said.
"The aim of these talks is quickly to re-establish to full operation the democratic institutions of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement - the Northern Ireland Executive, Assembly and North-South Ministerial Council - so that they can effectively serve all of the people for the future.
"We understand the complexity of the underlying concerns of all parties, and the need for renewed trust, mutual respect, generosity and new thinking to resolve the issues."
They will review progress at the end of May.
