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Re:   News Release - Wednesday, September 30, 2009
      Tournigan Sells Curraghinalt Gold Project
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Vancouver, September 30, 2009---Tournigan Energy Ltd. (TVC: TSX-V; TGP:
Frankfurt) announced today the sale of its Curraghinalt gold project in
Northern Ireland to SA Resources, Ltd.  The Curraghinalt project was
previously the subject of an option agreement with C3 Resources (see
news release dated December 23, 2008) which subsequently assigned its
rights under the option agreement to SA Resources.  The terms of the
sale are:

1. SA Resources will pay Tournigan an initial payment of C$2.5
million on or before October 26, 2009.  On making this payment, SA will
own 100 percent of the shares of Dalradian Gold Ltd., the Northern Irish
company that holds the Curraghinalt gold licenses; and

2. SA Resources will provide a secured promissory note to
Tournigan for C$3 million which shall be due and payable on or before
December 31, 2009.

"We are pleased that SA Resources has purchased the Curraghinalt gold
project and will be in a position to advance what for us had become a
non-core asset," said Tournigan's president and CEO, Dorian L. (Dusty)
Nicol. "The acceleration of cash payments to Tournigan represents a
non-dilutive financing which will allow us to resume aggressive
exploration on our core asset, the high-grade Kuriskova uranium deposit
in Slovakia."


About Tournigan
 
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, as of January 1,
2009, has adopted the Euro currency. Tournigan is committed to safe and
sustainable exploration and mine development in Slovakia.  In addition
to Kuriskova, Tournigan has five 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

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.

For further information please contact: Knox Henderson, Tournigan
Energy Investor Relations, at (604) 683-8320, or visit
www.tournigan.com.

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