WATCH: THAT brilliant TG4 lightning prank might not have been a prank at all

Cá bhfuil Caitlín?

Anyone tuning into TG4 on Halloween night on Monday night was in for a proper fright as weather presenter Caitlín Nic Aoidh appeared to be struck by lightning live on air. As a creative and a visual feat, it was spectacular and the subject of much deserved kudos and it earned a mention on major websites around the world, including the likes of Mashable and indy100. https://twitter.com/daraobriain/status/793429600051298304 While we all appreciated what seemed like a brilliantly-executed prank, however, it turns out that the truth may be a lot more sinister according to a report on Nuacht on TG4 on Tuesday evening. Caitlín, her employers tell us, hasn’t been seen since being ‘struck’ by lightning and TG4 are appealing to the public for information via Snapchat using the snapcode tg4tv. https://twitter.com/TG4TV/status/793560754725224451 The plot thickens…