Born in Galway, Ginty started out playing for local side
Salthill Devon, where he was noticed by
Crystal Palace scouts playing at a tournament in Wales in 1991. He linked up with
Crystal Palace during school holidays thereafter before eventually signing as a 17 year old in 1994. He signed professional terms in 1997 and made his
Premier League debut as a substitute against
Liverpool on 13 December 1997. After four more League appearances for Palace he returned home to sign a one-month contract with
Shelbourne in August 1998. In September 1998, he again initially signed a one-month deal with
Coleraine making his
Irish Football League debut at
Omagh Town on 19 September. This deal was extended until the end of 1998. He joined
Ards in January 1999 until the end of the season where he scored three goals in a total of 17 appearances. He moved back to the League of Ireland for the
1999–2000 League of Ireland season with
Kilkenny City who he helped get promoted through the playoffs. Ginty now works for
Aviva Group Ireland. ==References==