Sinn Féin is to enter a vote-transfer arrangement with parties and Independents on the left.
The Irish Times reports the party will announce this week it's signed up to principles drafted by anti-water campaigners, and will ask its supporters to transfer to others behind the initiative.
Sinn Féin supporters will be asked to continue their vote preferences for other left-wing parties and Independents who sign up to the Right2Change policy principles.
However it's understood some will not return the favour to Sinn Féin and won't ask their supporters to transfer to Gerry Adams' party.
