Garvey played the majority of his adult hurling and Gaelic football with the
Hospital-Herbertstown club. He first appeared on the inter-county scene during a two-year stint with the Limerick minor team before progressing onto the under-21 side. Garvey played for the Limerick intermediate hurling team as well as the senior team during the
1992-93 National Hurling League. As a Gaelic footballer he lined out with the Limerick senior team that came close to beating
Kerry in the
1991 Munster final. Garvey also enjoyed success as manager of the
Mungret/St. Paul's club. ==Death==