New book from Ed O'Loughlin, journalist and author with Kildare links Senan Hogan reports that This Eden, a novel by Ed O’Loughlin, will be published in early June Reporter: '); A journalist and author who was raised in Kildare is preparing for the publication of his new novel in June. Ed O’Loughlin’s This Eden is being described as a smart modern-day adventure reminiscent of both the cyber noir novels of William Gibson and the golden age of espionage fiction. Mr O’Loughlin grew up in Kildare town where he moved from his native Toronto, Canada, aged six.