1981 Irish hunger strike to an end. The six men rejected the settlement, believing that accepting anything less than the "Five Demands" would be a betrayal of the sacrifice made by Bobby Sands and the other hunger strikers who had died. On 31 July, the hunger strike began to break, when the mother of Paddy Quinn insisted on medical intervention to save his life. The following day Kevin Lynch died, followed by Kieran Doherty on 2 August, Thomas McElwee on 8 August and Michael Devine on 20 August. On the day Devine died, Sands' election agent Owen Carron won the Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Hunger Strike (song) Stone Sour to celebrate Cornell's memory. In remembrance and honor of Chris Cornell, Umphrey's McGee covered 'Hunger Strike' on 5/18/2017 at the NorVa in Norfolk, VA . the song was performed within their own song, Der Bluten Kat to open the second set. All songs written by Chris Cornell, except where noted: 7" vinyl (Germany and UK), 7" promotional vinyl (UK), CD (Australia), and Cassette (UK) 12" vinyl (UK), 12" promotional vinyl (UK), CD (Germany and UK), and Promotional CD (UK) Promotional CD (Canada) and Promotional CD (US) Promotional Cassette (US) Hunger Strike (song) "Hunger Strike" is a song by