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Val Forde Memorial Cup.
On August 14th 1964 Val Forde, aged 18, my best friend, lost his life while trying to recover a Ball belonging to another party,
which was being carried away from shore by the wind at Emy Lake. It was a beautiful Summer evening and a crowd had gathered
to enjoy a swim in the Lake. Val was a tremendous footballer and had played a fantastic game for Monaghan U21’s against
Donegal the previous Sunday. He was a very popular young man and his death shocked and stunned his many many friends over a
very wide area. After his death the Emyvale Club initiated an annual Tournament in his memory and this has been run on a yearly
basis since then. The 2021 contest was held on Sunday, December 19th in the Emyvale HQ at Tully when over 50 youth, boys and
girls, aged between 7 and 11 attended to participate. They were selected into four teams and after playing each other team the
semi-finals were held and both ended level and extra time was needed. Then the final also ended all square and extra time was
again needed to decide the winning team. The Runner-up team was presented with trophies and Declan Forde, brother of the late
Val, presented the Cup to the captains and trophies to the all the team members. Juvenile Chairman, Shane McCormack, thanked
all who had helped in organising and running the event, all who took part, the parents who attended and helped, and Declan
Forde.
Joint captain, twins Domas and Dija, were presented with the
Val Forde Cup by Val’s brother Declan, who is generous sponsor
in the Club.
Val Forde Memorial Cup.
On August 14th 1964 Val Forde, aged 18, my best friend, lost
his life while trying to recover a Ball belonging to another party,
which was being carried away from shore by the wind at Emy
Lake. It was a beautiful Summer evening and a crowd had
gathered to enjoy a swim in the Lake. Val was a tremendous
footballer and had played a fantastic game for Monaghan U21’s
against Donegal the previous Sunday. He was a very popular
young man and his death shocked and stunned his many many
friends over a very wide area. After his death the Emyvale Club
initiated an annual Tournament in his memory and this has been
run on a yearly basis since then. The 2021 contest was held on
Sunday, December 19th in the Emyvale HQ at Tully when over
50 youth, boys and girls, aged between 7 and 11 attended to
participate. They were selected into four teams and after
playing each other team the semi-finals were held and both
ended level and extra time was needed. Then the final also
ended all square and extra time was again needed to decide the
winning team. The Runner-up team was presented with trophies
and Declan Forde, brother of the late Val, presented the Cup to
the captains and trophies to the all the team members. Juvenile
Chairman, Shane McCormack, thanked all who had helped in
organising and running the event, all who took part, the parents
who attended and helped, and Declan Forde.
Joint captain, twins Domas and
Dija, were presented with the
Val Forde Cup by Val’s brother
Declan, who is generous sponsor
in the Club.
