Declan Ryan (Cork, 1943) is a former chef, manager and hotel-owner in Cork, Ireland. In the period 1971-1999 he and his family were owners of the Michelin star winning Arbutus Lodge. From 1999 he is owner of Arbutus Breads. Declan Ryan earned Michelin stars in the periods 1974-1983 and 1986-1987 in Arbutus Lodge and in 1982 & 1983 in the Cashel Palace Hotel. Ryan studied hotel management at Hendon College of Technology in London. Later he trained in The Russell Hotel. He was manager of Arbutus Lodge in the periods 1964-1979 and 1982-1999. He managed Cashel Palace Hotel in 1980 and 1981.