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Re: News Release - Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Tournigan Appoints New Chairman
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Tournigan Gold Corporation (TVC:TSX-V; TGP:Frankfurt) is pleased to
announce that Michael Hopley has agreed to assume the role of Chairman
of the Board of Directors. Mr. Hopley has had a long relationship with
Tournigan; he has been a member of the Board since April 2002 and was
Chief Operating Officer for Tournigan up until December 2003.

Mr. Hopley, a geologist with over 30 years of experience, holds a
Bachelor's degree in Geology from London University, England. He has
held a number of senior level management positions in companies such as
Consolidated Gold Fields Ltd., Gold Fields Mining Corporation, Bema
Gold Corporation and Arizona Star Resources Corp. Mr. Hopley has been
the President and CEO of Sunridge Gold Corp. since 2003 and the
President of Crescent Resources Corp. since 2004. During his career,
Mr. Hopley has been involved in the discovery and development of a
number of large-scale mineral deposits such as the Refugio and Cerro
Casale gold deposits in Chile.

"I am honored to take on the position of Chairman at this important
point in Tournigan's history. Very few junior companies have the kind
of world-class mineral deposits as those owned by Tournigan. The next
few years should be exciting for the exploration and development of
these assets", stated Mr. Hopley.

Mr. James Walchuck, President and CEO of Tournigan added, "I am
delighted that Mike has agreed to Chair the Board of Tournigan. Mike
and I have worked closely together for more than three years and during
that time I have come to respect his technical knowledge and leadership
skills. I look forward to working with him in his new capacity as
Chairman".

Tournigan has built a portfolio of highly prospective uranium and gold
properties in both Europe and North America. The Company intends to
develop its best prospects. Tournigan has focused its efforts in
countries that are economically and politically stable, have good
infrastructure and a well educated population.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of

TOURNIGAN GOLD CORPORATION

"James Walchuck"

James Walchuck, President and CEO

The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the
adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Contact Patrick Soares, Vice President, Investor Relations at +1 (604)
683-8320, or visit www.tournigan.com

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Message sent on Tue Aug 7, 2007 at 2:57:43 PM Pacific Time
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