Tournigan Energy Ltd. announced the results from the first seven drill holes of its ongoing infill and step out drilling program at the Kuriskova uranium deposit in Slovakia. 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. 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. 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. 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.

Tournigan Energy Ltd. has completed its initial phase of metallurgical testing for the Kuriskova uranium project in eastern Slovakia. The test program was conducted on drill core samples representative of the mineralization and was performed at the Resource Development Inc. (RDI) laboratory facilities in Wheatridge, Colorado. The test results indicate that over 90% of the uranium and molybdenum can be recovered by pressure oxidation using a whole ore leach process in an alkaline (carbonate) media at a grind size of P80 150 mesh. This process represents a conventional technology used in the US and other countries for the treatment of uranium ores. The predominant uranium minerals are uraninite and coffinite. Additional test work is planned during the ongoing prefeasibility study to optimize the process parameters.

Tournigan Energy Ltd. announced that the company has awarded Tetra Tech Inc. of Golden, Colorado a contract for the preparation of an NI 43-101 compliant prefeasibility study of the Kuriskova uranium deposit in eastern Slovakia. The work will begin immediately with its results expected to be completed in the first half of 2010. Tetra Tech is a full service consulting and engineering company to the mining industry with 10,000 employees and 250 offices worldwide. As part of the prefeasibility study, Tournigan has initiated a 5 000-metre drill program of step-out and infill drilling intended to expand and upgrade the Kuriskova uranium resource. The Kuriskova uranium deposit currently hosts an NI 43-101 compliant resource of 14.65 million pounds U3O8 indicated at 0.558% U3O8 and 17.90 million pounds inferred at 0.215% U3O8 using a cut-off of 0.05% U (SRK Consulting US, Feb. 2009). The initial drill program will help define and plan subsequent drilling to be done in 2009 and early 2010. Additionally, the program includes drill holes for geotechnical and hydrological data collection. The complete program will total over 15,000 metres. The study will also incorporate metallurgical testing of representative Kuriskova samples to optimize the recovery of uranium and molybdenum as a byproduct. The results of the studies will provide insight into a mine plan, infrastructure requirements, and processing plant flow-sheet design for Kuriskova. It will also provide a basis for determining reserves, capital and operating costs, project economics and will address the environmental and permitting aspects of the project.