Bernie Forde (born 5 November 1957) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right corner-forward for the Galway senior team.
As a member of the Connacht inter-provincial team at various times throughout his career, Forde won two Railway Cup medals.
Forde enjoyed much success at underage levels with Ardrahan, winning championship medals in the minor and under-21 grades.
Ardrahan retained the county championship crown in 1975, with Forde collecting a second winners' medal following a narrow 4–5 to 1–11 defeat of Carnmore.
Three-in-a-row proved beyond Ardrahan, however, Forde won a third championship medal in 1978, as Ballinderreen were defeated in a replay of the final.
Forde first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as captain of the Galway under-21 hurling team that reached the All-Ireland decider in 1978.
At the second time of asking Galway emerged victorious by 3–15 to 2–8 and Forde collected an All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship medal.
[3] In one of the worst All-Ireland finals of the decade, Tipperary-born Galway goalkeeper Séamus Shinnors had an absolute nightmare of a game.
A 70-yards free by Liam "Chunky" O'Brien after just four minutes dipped, hit off Shinnors and ended up in the Galway net.
Galway fought back and went two points up twelve minutes into the second half, however, they failed to score for the rest of the game.
[4] It was Galway's first All-Ireland title since 1923, with Forde picking up a winners' medal and the celebrations surpassed anything ever seen in Croke Park.