Tournigan Elects New Board Member

Apr. 8, 2011 (Filing Services Canada) -- Tournigan Energy Ltd. (TVC - TSX Venture, TGP - FWB), is pleased to announce that at its Annual and Special Meeting, held April 5, 2011, Philip Williams was elected to the Board of Directors along with all seven existing Directors proposed for re-election.  

Mr. Williams is Vice President, Business Development for Pinetree Capital of Toronto and has over 10 years of financial market experience including institutional brokerage as an equity research analyst prior to his joining Pinetree in 2008. Mr. Williams is also Vice President, Business Development of Mega Uranium Ltd and holds a CFA designation along with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree.


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 currently has four nuclear reactors generating half of its electricity with two more under construction. In addition to its primary development property, Kuriskova, Tournigan has several other exploration targets along the Slovakian uranium belt which are showing positive exploration results. Tournigan is committed to safe and sustainable exploration and mine development in Slovakia.


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


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


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