[1][2] 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.
[5][6] Declan Ryan did a part of his chef training abroad, working in France with Paul Bocuse in Lyon and the Troisgros family in Roanne.
[10] In 1986 Declan Ryan was, together with Myrtle Allen, one of the founders of the Irish branch of Euro-toques, an organisation for chefs and cooks that works to protect and pass on local culinary traditions as part of the cultural heritage.
This time at the "Ecole Francaise de Boulangerie d’Aurillac" to perfect his baking skills.
[12] In 2009 he acted as juror for "The Grow Bake Cook Award", a competition for non-profession chefs in Cork.