Tournigan Drills More High Grade Uranium at Kuriskova

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(Business Wire)--
Tournigan Energy Ltd.(TVC: TSX-V; TGP: Frankfurt) announced today the results
from the first seven drill holes of its ongoing infill and step out drilling
program at the Kuriskova uranium deposit in Slovakia. "We are encouraged by
these high grade drill intercepts and by the potential to upgrade the overall
size and grade of the Kuriskova deposit," said Dorian L. (Dusty) Nicol,
Tournigan`s President and CEO. "The positive results from these drill holes
validate the decision to continue advancing the project through a prefeasibility
study."

The recently completed seven holes include six infill holes and one step out
hole. The infill holes demonstrate the continuity of high grade uranium
mineralization in the northern part of the deposit. The step out hole, LE-K-24,
drilled outside the present Inferred Resource, demonstrates continuity and
extension of the high grade main zone toward the northeast.

Uranium grades presented in this news release are reported as equivalent uranium
oxide (eU3O8 %) based on downhole radiometric logging. Highlights of the recent
drilling results include:

DRILL HOLE FROM (m) TO (m) LENGTH (m) eU3O8%
LE-K-21 266.00 270.80 4.80 0.709
including 268.60 270.60 2.00 1.534
283.40 284.60 1.20 0.501
LE-K-24 268.30 270.10 1.80 0.625
including 269.40 270.00 0.60 1.691
LE-K-25 215.90 223.10 7.20 0.570
including 218.10 219.20 1.10 1.702
228.90 229.90 1.0 0.613
231.30 232.20 0.90 0.900
240.90 246.90 6.0 0.518
including 241.60 242.60 1.00 1.989
264.10 265.30 1.20 0.471
LE-K-26 273.80 277.50 3.70 0.421
including 275.90 276.20 0.30 0.886
including 276.90 277.20 0.30 1.196
LE-K-27 231.50 232.20 0.70 1.325
259.70 261.70 2.00 0.761
including 260.90 261.50 0.60 1.696
264.70 266.70 2.00 0.644
including 265.60 266.70 1.10 1.024

These seven holes are expected to upgrade the resource in the northern part of
the deposit by moving more pounds of uranium into the Indicated Resource
category at higher grade than the current Inferred Resource. In addition, they
will likely add to the resource in the northeastern part of the deposit. The
mineralization remains open to the north and further stepout drilling will
continue to test for extensions to this high-grade mineralization.

On September 19, 2009, Tournigan began the current drilling program with the
objective of expanding and upgrading the Kuriskova uranium resource. The seven
holes completed to date total 2,097 metres of an initial 5,000 metre drilling
program. The results of this initial program will help define and plan
subsequent drilling to be done in 2009 and early 2010. The complete program will
total approximately 15,000 metres.

Complete significant resultsfrom the downhole radiometric logging of the seven
holes are presented in Appendix A, which can be viewed from this link:
http://www.tournigan.com/i/pdf/KurlDrillResults.pdf. A plan showing drill hole
locations projected onto the Indicated and Inferred Resource zones can be viewed
from this link: http://www.tournigan.com/i/pdf/KurlPlanView.pdf.

"The results from our recent infill drilling continue to demonstrate the
continuity and robust nature of the high grade main zone of the Kuriskova
deposit," said Mr. Nicol. "As we progress with the prefeasibility study,
upgrading resources into the Indicated category at higher grade should have a
significant positive impact on project economics. The recent drilling also
indicates the presence of high grade mineralization in the hanging wall zone.
Our current model of this zone of the deposit is based on 2007 drilling. We
believe there is potential to upgrade both the size and grade of the hanging
wall zone and we will be updating our model of this zone based on 2008 and 2009
drilling."

The uranium grades presented above are reported as equivalent uranium oxide
(eU3O8%) as determined by downhole radiometric logging. The logging was
performed by Koral, s.r.o. of Slovakia. Quality control and quality assurance is
provided by Ravi Sharma, Tournigan`s Manager, Resources and Reserves. Drill core
samples are being submitted to ALS Chemex in Seville, Spain for chemical assay;
assay results are expected by mid-December. Tournigan has experienced very good
correlation between downhole radiometric readings and chemical assays. At these
higher grades, chemical assays are expected to be equal to or higher than the
radiometric eU3O8% equivalents that are reported. Drill intercept thicknesses
are reported as drilled; true thicknesses have not yet been calculated.

Ravi Sharma, MAusIMM, Tournigan's Manager, Resources and Reserves, and a
Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101, has reviewed and approved the
technical disclosure contained in this news release.

About Tournigan Energy Ltd.

Tournigan is a uranium exploration and development company that has built a
portfolio of highly prospective assets in Slovakia, a member of the European
Union since 2004. Slovakia is economically and politically stable, has excellent
infrastructure and currently has four nuclear reactors generating half of its
electricity with two more under construction. Tournigan is committed to safe and
sustainable exploration and mine development in Slovakia. In addition to
Kuriskova, Tournigan has several other exploration targets along the Slovakian
uranium belt which are showing positive exploration results.

TOURNIGAN ENERGY LTD.

"Dusty Nicol"
Dorian L. (Dusty) Nicol, President and CEO

Forward-looking statements: Certain of the statements made herein, including any
information as to the Company`s future financial or operating performance, may
be forward-looking and subject to important risk factors and uncertainties, many
of which are beyond the Corporation`s ability to control or predict.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or release
any revisions to forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances
after the date of this document or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated
events.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that
term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Tournigan Energy
Investor Relations
Knox Henderson, 604-683-8320
www.tournigan.com.

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