Cathal Dennehy: Can we park the Paris panic...it'll be (truly) grand 

Quite possibly the last Olympic Games in Europe until 2040 is now just 60 days away. Which means it's time to mute the scare stories. 

READY TO ROLL: A Policeman walking past Olympic signage at the French National Assembly, Paris, ahead of the Paris Olympic Games which will start on July 26. Pic: Adam Davy/PA Wire

We’re heading down the home straight. Sixty days to go, and we know what that means: stories that are designed to scare us.

Like Greece leading the athletes’ parade or the torch relay from Olympia or a dull opening speech by the IOC President, there’s something reassuringly predictable about the media coverage ahead of the Olympic Games. Specifically, that of the host country’s readiness to welcome over 10,000 athletes and millions of fans.